Standards of Learning

I qualify for both the Hope and Lifetime learning credit and am wondering which is better to claim? My total education expenses for 2007 are about $5000.
Also wondering if mileage and uniforms are tax deductable. We currently take the standard deduction, but we bought a house in June of this year, so next year we will be filing an itemized tax return. (It wasn’t enough in mortgage interest for only 6 months for us to itemize this year.)
Any simple explanations would be appreciated, thanks!
The mileage and uniforms are for school, not a job.

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