71.   Gov. John Engler is in Washington, touting the Dole-Kemp economic plan and predicting a comeback Republican presidential victory in November.

72.   He did not say exactly how all this would be accomplished, but insisted that he was being unfairly criticized for failing to issue an economic plan.

73.   He has made debt renegotiation part of a broader economic plan that he says would encourage long-term growth.

74.   He praised Wellstone for supporting that economic plan.

75.   He said the United States is willing to back Argentina through the International Monetary Fund and other institutions if the Argentine government puts together an economic plan.

76.   He will then push his economic plan at a stop in Portland, Ore., later Saturday, before returning to Crawford.

77.   His economic plan contains many good ideas, including tax reform and reductions in federal regulation.

78.   His economic plan for the nation includes a dramatic change in the tax code, to eliminate the income tax and replace it with a national sales tax.

79.   His economic plan, however, does not include any specific plans or timetable to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service.

80.   How he balances those two ideas will determine whether he created enough momentum to pass his economic plan.