1.   Clinton ventured to Capitol Hill Tuesday night enjoying the highest public approval ratings of his presidency.

2.   Despite a slight rise in his approval rating during the campaign, he remains a liability.

3.   He leaves office with near-record-high approval ratings despite widespread abhorrence at his personal behavior, pollsters say.

4.   He leaves office with record approval ratings.

5.   Republicans have been careful not to dismiss the proposals of a re-elected president enjoying high public approval ratings.

6.   Although Giuliani receives high marks in public opinion polls for having reduced the crime rate, his approval rating falls sharply on other important issues.

7.   Although his approval ratings have not dropped dramatically since he announced his most controversial policies, some polling data suggests Bush is increasingly vulnerable on the environment.

8.   Although the president continues to enjoy a high public approval rating, Republicans say that Democrats campaign with Clinton at their own peril.

9.   An explanation can be found in the polls taken since the Lewinsky scandal that show consistently high job approval ratings for Clinton and low personal marks.

10.   And he is not concerned, he said, about his approval rating.