61.   By then, the outlook for a capital gains tax cut, and a budget agreement, should be clearer.

62.   Clinton also accused Republicans of backing away from commitments in the budget agreement to provide tax incentives to revive inner cities.

63.   Clinton is meeting with Republican congressional leaders today for fresh talks aimed at forging a seven-year balanced budget agreement before the end of the year.

64.   Clinton and the Republican-led Congress have failed to hammer out a budget agreement that would keep the federal government running.

65.   Clinton will pay for the tariff reductions with money that has been included in the balanced budget agreement he reached with Republicans last week.

66.   Clinton said he would be willing to give up some of his own tax cut proposals in order to reach a balanced budget agreement.

67.   Clinton told reporters he remained optimistic about negotiating a budget agreement that addressed many of his priorities.

68.   Clinton also is reaching out to his Cabinet for ideas on how he can build on the balanced budget agreement he signed last month.

69.   Congress and President Bill Clinton are moving towards each other on a balanced budget agreement, a Greenspan priority.

70.   Congress and the Clinton administration backed down Friday, declining to impose on the nation an outsized reduction in the Consumer Price Index as part of their budget agreement.