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By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Monday, March 1, 1999

With all the consternation over the last week about how Hillary Rodham Clinton could become a New York citizen and run for Senate there, California Gov. Gray Davis (D) made her husband – the president – an honorary citizen of California.

"He's got more people skills than you'd expect for someone who got 1600 on his SAT's." – Peter Spina, president of New York's Monroe County Community College, on Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (The New York Times, March 1, registration required) .

• Davis Makes Clinton a State 'Citizen' (The Los Angeles Times, Feb. 28)

Minn. Tax Forms Show 700 Percent
Jump in Support for Reform Party
While fewer people are contributing to the state Republican and Democratic parties via the check box on Minnesota's income tax forms, the number of people contributing to the Reform Party is up more than 700 percent.
• Many More Tax Filers Check Box for Reform Party (The Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, Feb. 25)

Another GOP Governor Endorses Bush
Kansas Gov. Bill Graves on Friday became the latest Republican governor to endorse the presidential candidacy of Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who is scheduled to announce whether he will run sometime in the next two weeks.
• Graves Will Support Bush for President (The Whichita Eagle, Feb. 27)
• White House 2000: George W. Bush (washingtonpost.com)

Nevada State Senator Looking for Route to Washington
Nevada state Sen. Jon Porter (R) is looking for a U.S. House race to enter. He could challenge Rep. Shelley Berkley (D) in the 1st District or run for the seat held by Republican Rep. Jim Gibbons if Gibbons runs for Senate.
• State Senator May Make Bid for House (Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 1)
• Congressional Guide: Nevada Delegation (washingtonpost.com)

Ryan Thornburg can be reached at ryan.thornburg@washingtonpost.com