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To: PROLIFE who wrote (416156)	6/18/2003 12:05:24 PM
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Clinton memoir tops Best-Selling Books list By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY Hillary Rodham Clinton's Living History will make its debut at No. 1 on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list, published Thursday. The book sold more in its first week than any other book since the list was created in 1993 except for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2000. An estimated 600,000 copies of Living History have been sold since its June 9 publication, compared with 3 million in initial sales for Goblet of Fire. Simon & Schuster took a financial risk, shelling out an $8 million advance to Clinton for worldwide publishing rights. And the risk is paying off. "We certainly knew that this would be the biggest adult book of the year, and it could be one of the biggest of all time," says David Rosenthal, publisher of the Simon & Schuster imprint. Living History started with a 1 million printing, and the publisher has since printed an additional 600,000 copies. Even before it went on sale, it generated $3 million from foreign sales, serial rights to Time, People and some foreign publications. Many of the book's details were revealed during Clinton's TV interview with Barbara Walters, but people — especially women — still want to buy the memoir. Former congresswoman Pat Schroeder, who heads the Association of American Publishers, says the book appeals "first, to women her age who have lived through similar ups and downs and juggling work and family. And I think there is a whole group of people who are looking for a strong voice on the progressive side." <font color=green>Many are buying it as a statement of support for Hillary Clinton. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if she became the first woman president," said Myrina McCullough, 55, of Washington, D.C., as she stood in line at a Capitol Hill bookstore signing last week. Others at the signing shared her sentiment. "I think Hillary Clinton is a mentor for women," said Sylvia Chaffee, 40, of Lexington, Ky. Joy Mossman, 20, of Virginia Beach, called Clinton "a role model."<font color=black> Living History also is selling well at the King's English bookstore in Salt Lake City. Bookseller Doug Jenson says every copy he has sold or seen sold has been to "a baby boomer woman around Hillary Clinton's age." Sales are also brisk at Second Story Bookshop in Chappaqua, N.Y., where the Clintons have a home. Says owner Joan Ripley: "I just think this will be a huge collector's item." Contributing: Jacqueline Blais, Anthony DeBarros and Irene S. Levine

To: PROLIFE who wrote (416156)	6/18/2003 12:09:17 PM
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Hillary Clinton Visit Boosts Letterman's Ratings Tue June 17, 2003 09:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton proved to be a big draw for CBS "Late Show" host David Letterman, helping him to a rare ratings victory over NBC late-night rival Jay Leno. Monday night's broadcast, marking the former first lady's fifth "Late Show" appearance, notched the show's highest ratings since Letterman returned from a monthlong illness on March 31, according to Nielsen Media Research figures from the nation's 55 largest TV markets. It was only the third time this season that Letterman bested NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in overall ratings -- the first two occasions being Letterman's March 31 return from shingles and the Feb. 17 appearance of self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw. With Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens also a guest, viewership was particularly high in New York City, where Letterman topped California-based Leno by 75 percent. An interview with Clinton on Jan. 12, 2000, just before she declared her candidacy for the U.S. Senate and days before Letterman's open-heart surgery, proved to be one of the highest-rated "Late Show" episodes ever. Mrs. Clinton used her appearance to promote her newly published memoir, "Living History," The book provides the ultimate insider's account of the turbulent presidency of her husband, Bill Clinton. Winding up Monday night's interview, Letterman asked Clinton, "Does it bother you that people like me still make fun of your husband?" She answered: "Well, one of the reasons I came on your show is I didn't know you did that," to which Letterman gamely replied, "Oh, so you're not watching the show."