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...Atlantic alliance and believe that the United States should remain engaged in and show leadership in NATO." Elsewhere, the American Jewish Congress today joined an increasing number of voices supporting the U.S. troop deployment. "It looks increasingly likely that Clinton will get congressional support," says White House correspondent James Carney. "The White House believes that they will certainly get the Senate. Bob Dole's comment that he'd like to support the President is very impressive. It shows he's willing to take the heat from his rivals for the nomination. When you hear that, it's a good sign...
Reaching an agreement on how to balance the budget within seven years won't be easy, says Carney, in part because the Clinton and GOP budget proposals are based on different assumptions about U.S. economic performance. While the GOP plan draws on relatively conservative estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, Clinton uses more optimistic projections from the Office of Management and Budget that show greater tax revenue from economic growth offsetting the need for some cuts. "Clinton is not going to sign anything that agrees to the CBO numbers because he would be bound to them," Carney notes. "What...
Under what will be enormous public pressure to reach a compromise, Carney notes, the two sides may simply agree to a stopgap resolution without agreeing on a budget, in effect punting the issue until the 1996 elections: "A 'no-deal' is still a possibility. But first they have to come up with some sort of continuing resolution just to keep the government running, even if it's a continuing resolution for the whole year. At some point, there will be a very serious impact as new applicants for welfare and veterans benefits aren't able to get anything and services...
...Reported by Lisa Beyer, Johanna McGeary and Aharon Klein/Jerusalem, Lara Marlowe/Beirut, Scott MacLeod/Paris and James Carney and J.F.O McAllister/Washington
...Reported by James Carney and Ann M. Simmons/Washington, Sally B. Donnelly and Yuri Zarakhovich/Moscow