1.   As he runs for president, Bush has turned for advice not just to campaign consultants and briefing books, but also to preachers and Bible passages.

2.   Aides said Clinton would also study briefing books and spend some time relaxing, perhaps with jogging and golf.

3.   Clinton put aside his Oval Office duties for a three-day weekend in Chatauqua, N.Y., where he pored over briefing books and rehearsed his delivery.

4.   Clinton will spend the next three days studying briefing books and practicing in mock debates, with former Sen. George Mitchell of Maine playing the role of Dole.

5.   The governor prefers oral presentations to leafing through briefing books.

6.   With briefing books and stand-in opponents, Al Gore and George W. Bush are rehearsing for their great debates.

7.   Smith began Tuesday as usual, rising at dawn to scan briefing books before conferring with his senior staff.