* TITLE: “The Bank Shot” is, loosely, a billiard term in which a ball is struck in such a way as to have it bounce off one of the rails, or walls, and into another ball or into a hole.

* “… and all that union money and effort …” The AFL-CIO, under John Sweeney, has already spent upwards of $70 million in the past two U.S. House elections. If recent reports are correct, he is prepared to commit another $45 million to the cause of returning control of the House to the Labor Left.

* “It’s all tied to the investigations …” Here is an excerpt from Brian Blomquist’s NY Post article on the matter from September 6, 1999: WASHINGTON - Terry McAuliffe, the wheeler-dealer who slapped down $1.35 million to let the Clintons buy their New York dream house, could be called as a witness in a Teamsters corruption trial next month. McAuliffe, a Washington lawyer and deal-fixer who owns a title-insurance company, is an unnamed player in the indictment of Teamsters political director Bill Hamilton, who is set to go on trial Oct. 12 in New York, in a case being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White. Hamilton has been charged with conspiracy, embezzlement of union funds, mail fraud, wire fraud, making false statements to an election officer and perjury before the grand jury. Prosecutors say Hamilton illegally schemed with McAuliffe to swap union money for Democratic cash. At the time, McAuliffe - who hasn't been charged - was the top money man for the Democratic Party.

* “The father of Monica Lewinsky …” Here was the headline on the E! Online web page: “Dad Blows Top Over Monica Joke” which I thought was pretty funny on its own.