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By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 1999

Ever since John Quincy Adams ran for Congress after being booted from the White House in 1828, politicians have jockeyed in search of another office in order to prolong their life in politics. Hillary Clinton's Senate bid is the most obvious example this year, but she is far from the only one.

"For the sake of good politics, he needs to go sell shoes at Columbia Mall." – Kevin Geddings, South Carolina Gov. Jim Hodges's chief of staff, talking about state GOP chairman Henry McMaster after McMaster called for Geddings to resign. (The State, Columbia, S.C., July 7))

Indiana Republican David McIntosh is expected to announce today that he is leaving Congress to run for governor in 2000. If McIntosh survives the primary, he would likely face Democratic Gov. Frank O'Bannon. McIntosh's decision also leaves open a vulnerable Republican House seat.
• McIntosh Will Seek a New Title: Governor (The Star-News, Indianapolis, July 7)

North Carolina Rep. Richard Burr (R), who was considering a 2000 gubernatorial bid, appears now to be positioning himself for a 2002 run at the Senate seat held by Jesse Helms. Burr said he would run only if Helms, who will be 81 in 2002, retires.
• Columnist Rob Christensen: Burr Gets Pitching Arm Ready (The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., July 7)

Fresh off of Tuesday's New York Times story and today's Washington Post piece on Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the future of the Reform Party, former Connecticut governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. said he is considering a third-party presidential bid after talking with Ventura last month.
• Weicker May Try Presidential Run (The Hartford Courant, July 7)

And to get back to Hillary Clinton for just a second, she's in New York today on a "listening" tour. She arrives on the heels of a poll showing sinking support for her candidacy and another geographical gaffe by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The likely Republican opponent mistook Monroe County for the town of Monroe, which is 275 miles away.
• Support for First Lady Wanes, Siena Poll Finds (Times Union, Albany, July 7)
• Somebody Get Hizzoner a Map of N.Y. State – Quick! (New York Post, July 7)
• Editorial: The Hillary Sleaze Factor (New York Post, July 7)
• Columnist Andrea Peyser: Me-First Lady Deluded by Sense of Grandeur (New York Post, July 7)
• Columnist Matthew L. Lifflander: Hillary by Default (The New York Times, July 7, registration required)
• Columnist Jimmy Breslin: Hillary Takes the Suckers for a Ride (Newsday, Long Island, July 7)
• Online Archive: Rudy vs. Hillary (Daily News, New York)

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