Administration insiders tell Whispers they are happy that the two will meet in private and hope that the pontiff won't scold the president in the planned photo op. They also reject any suggestion that the visit amounts to the president's seeking a confessional to ask forgiveness. It comes January 26 at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on the last leg of a papal trip. Church officials say the pope is anxious to discuss world issues and won't embarrass the president.
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And you thought the president's ideas were his own. Winning choice President Clinton is leaning toward naming lead White House agent Larry Cockell head of the Secret Service, insiders say. Cockell would be the first black to lead the agency, and service officials say he would be a welcome change for the fractured police department that has seen three other directors since Clinton came to town. Cockell is the agent who won fame for testifying before a recent grand jury probing the Lewinsky affair. They're in Forget all that coy talk from Elizabeth Dole that she is only thinking about running for president, say advisers.