Sen. Hillary Clinton on running for president, on Fox News: "I'm not thinking about that

National Review, Dec 13, 2004

* Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) on running for president, on Fox News: "I'm not thinking about that. I'm thinking about running for reelection" in 2006.... Hillary on whether she'll serve full six-year term as senator, on CNN: "I haven't gotten that far." ... Hillary on Electoral College: "I'm inclined to think it may have outlived its usefulness at this point." ...

Rep. Vito Fossella (R., N.Y.) says Colin Powell should challenge Sen. Clinton.... Rudy Giuliani refuses to rule out Senate bid.... Retiring Sen. Ernest Hollings (D., S.C.) on female senators, in Columbia State: "Now we've got 15 or 17, and you can't shut 'em up." ... Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) on running for president, in Omaha World-Herald: "I wouldn't take it off the table." ... Poll shows Gov. Mike Johanns (R.) running just behind Nelson for 2006 Senate race: 41 percent to 38 percent. ... National Endowment for the Humanities Award recipients include Gertrude Himmelfarb, Hilton Kramer, Harvey Mansfield, and Shelby Steele.