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• Tip O'Neill says Fritz Mondale's running mate will be either Gary Hart or a woman.
  That narrows it down to just over half the population....
• Test-tube triplets were born in Texas recently--probably the only state where |z Mondale is under pressure to select a Southerner or a woman as a running mate.
  Why not both in one? How about the queen of the New Orleans' World's Fair?...
• Sen. Lloyd Bentsen is getting lots of ink as a possible running mate for Fritz Mondale.
  He's come a long way. We remember when he was just an aide to a governor on a TV show....
• Maybe Fritz Mondale could choose Jimmy Carter as a running mate.
  Or has he given up the idea of revenge?...
• Our friend Orly says he figures Mr. Mondale put Ms.
  Ferraro on the ticket just to help him skirt more issues....
• Maybe Fritz Mondale, under increasing pressure to pick a woman running mate, could satisfy everyone by naming Lee Hart.
• Mr. Mondale says he'd raise taxes if elected and says Mr.
  Reagan will too. If he's going to base this campaign on truth and candor he's got even less chance than we thought....
• How about that footage on the news yesterday of our new Commander-in- Chief on the deck of the aircraft carrier (Teddy Roosevelt?
  ).. After throwing one of his snappy salutes (he's *almost* got that down), I half expected him to give the order, "Let's turn this thang around....
• If Mr. Mondale wants a woman veep who's well known and who has been close to the center of power he might ask Nancy Reagan.