Forward Spin

By Janice Castro

CLINTON TALK

Bill Clinton often promises to stick it out "until the last dog dies." Last week he claimed that Bush "is a gone dog." Expect protests by canine- rights activists.

TIME WARP

With the 20th anniversary of Watergate only a month away, cbs hopes to interview Deep Throat. G. Gordon Liddy, now a radio talk-show host in Washington, is seeking to interview Carl Bernstein. What next? Richard Nixon on late-night TV hawking copies of his famous tapes?

WORD WATCH

Employers don't like to use that awkward term fired. While many companies "restructure," National Semiconductor "reshaped" its work force. Digital was gripped by "involuntary methodologies." Bank of America "released resources." Wal-Mart executed "a normal payroll adjustment." Hmmm.

HIP KIDS

Where have all the folk singers gone? Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger and Tom Chapin have been making records for little tykes. Next: Judy Collins' Amazing Grades.