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On one significant issue, the line-item veto, they held firm on an old stance even though doing so meant handing a Democratic president a knife to gore Republican oxen (though they did postpone the day as long as possible and are now contending that Clinton's conception of it is too broad).
The bill differs slightly from a counterpart House bill passed earlier this week, and Clinton is all but certain to veto both.
The WP reports that today President Clinton will announce his first extensive use of the new line-item veto authority to cut funding for 30 to 50 military projects worth nearly $300 million from a defense construction bill he signed last week.
The LAT and WP note that both Trent Lott and Jesse Helms say a veto means there will be no further action on this.
The line-item law limits the veto to tax measures benefiting fewer than 100 individuals, and the paper notes, it shouldn't be hard to make sure special deals favor say, 101.