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There's a bit of bad news for all those oh-so-clever Republicans who sported the button that shouted, "It's Spending ... STUPID!" during Wednesday's State of the Union Address. The first two words were too small for television viewers to see.</br></br>Cristophe, the Beverly Hills coiffeur responsible for restyling Hillary Clinton's locks last summer, quietly slipped into the White House this week to snip her husband's tresses. (He was here scouting locations for a D.C. shop.)</br></br>The bail for palimony lawyer Marvin Mitchelson, who was convicted of tax fraud last week, was reduced this week from $2 million to $550,000, which the flamboyant attorney is trying to raise. Mitchelson is still hospitalized in Los Angeles in fair condition with heart and blood pressure ailments.</br></br>Andrew Koppel, son of "Nightline's" Ted, was cleared yesterday of all charges stemming from a 1991 automobile accident. A Montgomery County circuit judge threw out the 23-year-old's blood alcohol test results and found that the police had illegally arrested him in his home.</br></br>British actress Helena Bonham Carter has gone to court to ask for protection from an obsessive fan, a 27-year-old Scotsman who has been harassing her with visits, calls and letters. The 26-year-old Carter stars in "Howards End," which was just nominated for nine Oscars.