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The Times says a rift has opened between House Republicans, who continue to aggressively opt for tax cuts, and Senate Republicans, who are more apt to go along with the basic thrust of the Clinton budget plan.
The Los Angeles Times goes with a report on a rift developing among anti-tobacco forces based on whether or not it's okay to grant any sort of legal immunity to tobacco companies in return for public health gains--just the sort of deal at the heart of the proposed national tobacco settlement before Congress.
But why is this partisan rift over the terms of censure bad for Clinton?
The NYT assesses the meeting as a significant sign that the rift between China and the U.S. is healing.
The Wall Street Journal observes that the dubious record of IMF rescue packages in the past year probably deepens the rift among Republicans in Congress over whether to give the organization a fresh infusion of federal billions.