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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1997
Page
4
Culpeper Virginia residents note progress with Clinton era optimism amid mixed views. Clergy praise improvements while others cite scandals and ongoing concerns about morality and personal conduct. National mood ranges from cautious support to skepticism as the presidency enters its second term.
President Clinton plans to seek a worldwide land mine ban through the United Nations Conference on Disarmament rather than join a Canadian-led effort for a binding treaty. White House aides say negotiations with states like China and Russia may take years but offer the best chance at agreement.
Washington AP reports the Clinton administration opened its 1997 campaign to derail a constitutional balanced budget amendment while supporters wield bills and a debt clock. Treasury Secretary Rubin warned the measure risks slower responses to downturns, noting that without it the economy cushions shocks via automatic spending. Senator Hatch framed the debt clock as evidence of rising deficits, while Rubin urged progress toward a budget balance by 2002. The administration warns of a hard fight in Congress, though officials say the goal remains within reach.
Veteran diplomat Thomas Pickering, who has led embassies on four continents and was U.N. ambassador, is the front-runner for undersecretary of state for political affairs under Madeleine Albright. He would join a reshuffled team expected to include Eizenstat and Roth, with additions from the NSC and U.N. mission.
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