CLINTON ADVISED WIFE TO ANNOUNCE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: SONYA ROSS Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Clinton said Wednesday he is prepared to get along without a first lady every now and then, as Hillary Rodham Clinton gears up to run for the U.S. Senate.

``We'll have to make accommodations,'' he said.

Clinton said he advised his wife to declare her intention to run for a New York Senate seat now, rather than early next year as she had hoped, to quell any concerns voters might have about her seriousness.

``I always think if there's any doubt and you can resolve it, you ought to do it,'' he said. ``I'm proud of her.''

The First Lady's likely Republican opponent, New York …