In The News ...

WAGE 6.15: Democrats in Congress want a $6.15 minimum wage. The impact on the business community could be dramatic. Kathie Lee Gifford's personnel costs would go up 600 percent. (Alan Ray)

Conventional City: The city of Los Angeles will spruce itself up for next year's Democratic convention. When you see planting going on by the side of the road, it can only mean one thing. The LAPD is hard at work. (Ray)

Capital Punishment: A Tennessee man already facing execution for killing two fast-food workers in Nashville was sentenced to death again Wednesday for murdering two ice cream shop employees. The judge indicated he was " supersizing" his sentence. (Jim Rosenberg)

Boris Checks Him Out: Secretary of State Madeline Albright is urging President Boris Yeltsin to get tough on Russian corruption. And Boris has gotten right on it. He's already appointed his best special prosecutor to the case: Vladimir Starr. (Bill Williams)

They're After Him Again: The GOP says President Clinton is "soft on crime." Well, they had to say that, didn't they? They sure couldn't say what he's "hard on." (Williams)

Now He Tells Us: Ken Starr said he was the wrong guy to investigate Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky. "Yeah, they should have picked a guy who actually had sex." (Jay Leno)

There She Is ..: Kind of an embarrassing moment today. Someone asked President Clinton if he'd like to see the new Miss America, Heather Renee French and he said, "Great! I was only expecting a kiss on the cheek!" (Steve Voldseth)

Park Pitfalls: Amusement park injuries are up 87 percent. Most Disney World visitors opt for the slower moving attractions. The lines. (Ray)

What A Long Strange ...: President Clinton is our most-traveled president with some trips costing $10 million, and one almost $43 million. But folks, that's a drop in the bucket compared to what the "Tripp" trip cost us. (Williams)

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the tobacco industry yesterday, accusing the industry of fraud and deceit since the 1950s. The U.S. Justice Department, by contrast, is only guilty of fraud and deceit since Waco. (Rosenberg)

Religious Rites: The Christian Coalition met in D.C. over the weekend. They're calling for separation of church and state. And, they plan to raise millions of dollars to get politicians elected who share the same view. (Ray)