Notebook

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Women In Politics

Winners

Mary Robinson
Irish President makes short list of possible candidates for U.N. Secretary-General

Aung san Suu Kyi
Burmese democracy leader enjoys first birthday at liberty after six years of house arrest

Sheik Hasina wazed
Her party's won the most seats, and she gets to be Prime Minister of Bangladesh

& Losers

Megawati Sukarnoputri
Daughter of Indonesia's first President ousted as opposition party head

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Whitewater, Travelgate and Filegate heat up; maybe she should focus on foreign policy

Senate Treasure Chests

The 1995 financial-disclosure reports are out, with lists of the earnings and possessions of America's Senators. Here we present some of the more unusual gifts they received last year (an ethics rule was waived for the gifts below worth more than $250):

Christopher S. Bond (R., Mo.)
--$229 metal garden wagon from the Missouri Republican Party

Larry Craig (R., Idaho)
--$150 Republican souvenir book, ca. 1900
--$2,200 painting of Idaho field

Bob Dole (R., Kan.)
--$1,000 bust of Dwight Eisenhower from the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute and Gettysburg College
--$16,000 bronze statue of three soaring birds from the International Center for the Disabled

John Kerry (D., Mass.),
--Mirror with framed Kerry wedding announcement from Mr. and Mrs. A. Schwarzenegger
--Porcelain watermelon wedding gift
--Silver collar for red wine
--Antique ketchup and soy bottles

Trent Lott (R., Miss.),
--$225 Waterford clock from Mississippi State University
--$972 Steuben eagle from the Bryce Harlow Foundation
--$5,000 silver statue of Columbus from United Seamen's Service

Sam Nunn (D., Ga.),
--$400 golf clubs from the Museum of Aviation

Paul Simon (D., Ill.),
--Baltimore Orioles tickets
--Food samples from Nabisco Co.