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A bridge none too far
Corn, David | November 25, 1996 issue

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As U.S. President Bill Clinton jogged to victory and won re-election as the nation's chief bridge-builder to the future, the White House was busy mapping out its own future. There are four, precisely four, themes on its mega-agenda for next year-White House aides refer to them as "baskets": education, the balanced 'budget, finishing welfare reform and family security. Clinton seems to substitute inches for feet-quite intentionally. He has a long shopping list of compact-sized initiatives for the second term. In his budget, Clinton probably will include a tax credit for companies that hire welfare recipients- a similar credit already exists and is not considered successful but mainly he will urge others to do the heavy lifting.

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PRESIDENTS -- United States -- Election; CLINTON, Bill, 1946-; TAX credits; FINANCIAL aid; TAX expenditures; UNITED States
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