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Line Item Veto

When the new Republican-led Congress convenes in January, President Clinton will possess a power that presidents have yearned for since the days of Ulysses Grant -- the line item veto. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that lawmakers from the president's own party are hoping to strip Clinton of this powerful fiscal tool before Congress convenes.

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