For the Record.(President Bush plans to give his tax rebate to charity; Elizabeth Dole apparently plans to run for Jesse Helms' Senate seat; these and other activities are discussed)(Brief Article)

--President Bush says he plans to give his own tax-rebate check to charity. . . . More Bush: "We took exactly the right action at the right time by pushing the largest tax cut in a generation." . . . Even more Bush: "We will withdraw from the ABM treaty on our timetable, at a time convenient to America." . . . Bonus Bush: "There will be no blanket amnesty for illegals. I've said that point- blank. I will say it as many times as I need to say it." . . . In USA Today interview, Bush names books he's read recently: John Adams, by David McCullough, In the Heart of the Sea, by Nathaniel Philbrick, and Founding Brothers, by Joseph Ellis. . . . In Fabrizio-McLaughlin poll of Hispanic parents, 67 percent approve of Bush's job performance.

--On day Jesse Helms announces retirement, North Carolina native Elizabeth Dole asks Russell County, Kan., to terminate her voter registration there. . . . Former senator Lauch Faircloth (R., N.C.): "I believe that Senator Helms and President Reagan stand tall as the two greatest conservative leaders of the 20th century." . . . Senate Democratic Campaign Committee describes GOP senators Bob Smith (N.H.), Gordon Smith (Ore.), and Tim Hutchinson (Ark.) as "the top tier of pickup opportunities for us" next year, in Washington Times. . . . Lamar Alexander considers Senate bid, if Fred Thompson (R., Tenn.) retires. But Sen. Bill Frist, head of GOP Senate campaign committee, says Rep. Ed Bryant would be best candidate if Thompson goes. . . . Former representative Glenn Poshard (D., Ill.), a pro-lifer, says he will "consider" running for lieutenant governor on ticket with former commerce secretary Bill Daley. . . . George Skelton of Los Angeles Times on Gov. Gray Davis (D., Calif.): "Every time somebody flips a switch and a room lights up, his reelection prospects get a little brighter." . . . In potential 2004 Senate contest, Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll has HHS secretary Tommy Thompson (R.) leading incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold (D.), 47 percent to 44 percent.

--NBC's Tim Russert to House minority leader Dick Gephardt, on August 19: "Is [Gary Condit] a man of honor?" Gephardt: "He is." . . . Gephardt, after Condit interview with Connie Chung: "What [Condit] said last night was disturbing and wrong." . . . ABC's Bill Maher: "If it turns out that this beautiful young girl [Chandra Levy] is gone . . . you have to look to Ken Starr for a little bit of guilt. . . . Because, you know, Ken Starr made it so that you, in the old days, you had an affair with somebody, and you know, okay, you had an affair. The press didn't report it. They didn't make a political criminal case of it. Now it's almost like you have to get rid of them." . . . Al Sharpton explains why his failure to hold public office shouldn't disqualify him as ...