- Bill Clinton is boosting turnout at Hillary's appearances. In Hillary's procession toward a 2008 campaign for the presidency, is she taking a leaf from the book of John Warner? When he first campaigned for his Virginia Senate seat in 1978, Warner took his wife of the hour with him whenever possible. She was, of course, Elizabeth Taylor - and the constant speculation was how many "voters" turned out to hear him compared with the number turning out to glom her.

- A 56-page federally financed study - "Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women, 15-44 Years of Age, United States, 2002," released in the fall by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - informed the world that oral sex is the escalating fashion. The study finds that 12 percent of boys 15-19 years old have engaged in the practice and 10 percent of girls. Feminists are rejoicing in the near-equality of those percentages. Others are asking why the practice is finding such increasing popularity. The answer could be that teenagers are manifesting - taking part in Bill Clinton's greatest legacy.

- It's a legacy certain Chinese, at least, deem marketable. Britain's Sky News brings this datum: The Guangzhou Haojian Bio-Science Co. is selling condoms named for the couple that did perhaps more than any other to make oral sex de riguer - lovers Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. The "Kelintun" goes for $3.72 a 12-pack, while the Laiwensiji is discounted at $2.35. China's New Express news quotes the company's general manager as explaining: "The names we chose are symbols of people who are responsible and dedicated to their jobs."