Clinton

Devastating defeat for the Democrats in the Texas Senate race is just the latest bad news for star-crossed President Clinton. It lowers his majority to six votes in the 100-member Senate, not much of a margin in a chamber that has already killed his jobs-stimulus bill. And it forces him to give more ground on his embattled economics package just as the House Black Caucus has had enough of liberal retreat after the Lani Guinier fiasco.Clearly, the administration is in peril. It is one thing to lose a minor $16 billion spending bill or an assistant attorney general.

Victory for President Clinton's economic package in Congress neither assures him long-run success nor ends the battle against huge deficits that endanger the country's well-being. To gain his narrow wins in the House and Senate, the president had to accede to demands from conservative Democrats for added cuts in federal spending to offset what they believe is an overemphasis on taxes in the administration bill.Under agreements feverishly worked out with wavering members of his own party, Mr. Clinton committed himself to a talk fest on spending reductions next month in suburban Philadelphia and an added $10 billion in cuts through the regular appropriations process.

CAN THE GOVERNOR of one of the smallest, poorest states in the South win the Democratic nomination for president? Can he if he is an intellectual, a one-time Rhodes Scholar, a Yale Law graduate? If he has a certain detachment, a sense of humor about his ambition?Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas is about to find out. He has scheduled a press conference for Thursday to announce his plans, and nobody doubts that he is going to go.After a speech to the National Newspaper Association here, he was surrounded by local reporters.

LAST week, we saw three Bill Clintons in action: the thin-skinned politician, the maturing president and the simplistic pitchman.It began with an outburst of self-pity. At the end of an interview with William Greider and Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine, a Clinton nettled by questions about his ideological firmness blew up:"I have fought more damn battles here for more things than any president has in 20 years," he blustered, "with the possible exception of Reagan's first budget, and not gotten one damn bit of credit from the knee-jerk liberal press, and I am sick and tired of it, and you can put that in the damn article."

On February 8, 2009, CLINTON D. GREEN SR., devoted husband of Catherine C. Green, beloved father of Clinton Jr. and Gregory Green. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave., on Friday, February 13 after 8:30am. On Saturday family will receive friends at Star of Bethlehem Church 10:30am. followed by Funeral Service at 11, at 1301 W. Fayette St.

On October 19, 2004 CLINTON LEEFriends may call the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC, 4300 Wabash Avenue on Wednesday after 3 P.M., where family will receive friends on Thursday at 1:30 P.M. See www.marchfh.com

On April 9, 2005, CLINTON A. Mr. Stokes will lie in state at New Shiloh Baptist Church, 105 East Avenue, Turner Station, MD, Thursday, April 14, 2005. The family will receive friends 10 to 11 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at11 A.M.

On September 23, 2004, DR. SHIRLEY R. CLINTON, beloved father of Shirene Mumby, Stanley R., and Denise Clinton. He is also survived by 3 sisters; Connie Clinton, Cleo Twine and Hazel Thompson, one son-in-law; Dr. William Mumby, 4 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. On Tuesday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore Nat'l Pike, from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Wednesday Dr. Clinton will lie instate at the St. James Episcopal Church, 829 N. Arlington Ave., where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M., with services to follow.