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Nation IN BRIEF : OKLAHOMA : Salute to Clinton on Health Care

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

The nation’s governors saluted President Clinton for putting health care reform and “reinventing government” atop his agenda but warned that Washington’s solutions should not pass the tab to the states. The warnings, and worries, of the governors were a vivid reminder of the political obstacles Clinton faces as he tries to sell the coming health care initiative and its likely new taxes, an effort that includes a Clinton speech Monday to the National Governors’ Assn. summer meeting in Tulsa.

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