Grapevine

By PAUL GRAY/

YOU WERE SAYING? Argentina's President, Carlos Saul Menem, has never shown a sustained attention span for details. So a top aide was surprised during a recent private meeting to find the President nodding vigorously and taking copious notes. When Menem was called from the room, the aide could not resist peeking at what the President had written. What he found was Menem's ideal lineup for a local soccer team.

With reporting by DAVID ELLIS