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House Speaker Tom Foley will give Clinton a line item veto in return for only a 50% vote necessary to override a veto. That means since the Republicans don’t have 50% in either house, Clinton could veto all the Republican line items and not have to worry about an override.

LARRY BRIGGS

Twentynine Palms

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