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Yeltsin reassured President Clin ton, who arrived for a summit in a country paralyzed by its worst fi nancial crisis of the post-Soviet era, that he would not abandon reforms. “The country will continue building a market economy and a democratic society,” the Kremlin quoted the Russian president as saying. Yeltsin also insisted he would not give up Chernomyrdin as his choice for prime minister, despite the risk of months’ more uncer tainty if that strategy fails. Russians are anxious about the growing cri sis, but there have been few signs of panic on the streets. Visiting a Moscow school on the first day of classes, Yeltsin said he believed the new government could be formed within a week de spite parliament’s rejection Mon day of Chernomyrdin’s candidacy. “Chernomyrdin is the candidate I have chosen for prime minister and I will insist upon it,” he said matter-of-factly. If lawmakers vote down Yeltsin’s choice twice more, the president must dissolve the State Duma, parliament’s lower house, and call new parliamentary elec tions within three months. That would leave the country to be steered through crisis by Yeltsin de crees and a stand-in government. While Yeltsin seemed to be en joying the pomp of a two-day visit by Clinton, whom he greeted with a bear hug in the Kremlin’s presi dential study, the summit held lit tle promise of significant achieve ment. The Russian crisis remained the real drama. Top Communist lawmakers showed no signs of backing down. A second vote on Chernomyrdin is likely next Monday, though it could come as early as Friday, said the State Duma speaker, Gennady Se leznyov. “He doesn’t have a chance,” Se leznyov declared. Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has hurled such invectives at Yeltsin, calling him a drunk among other things, that it seemed unlike ly he could reverse course, as Com munist lawmakers have done in past showdowns to save their jobs. “He decided to rape the State Duma and the whole nation,” Zyuganov told reporters, referring to Yeltsin’s renomination of Cher nomyrdin. “That is an insult to all people of Russia. “President Yeltsin is pushing the nation to a civil war,” said the Com munist leader, who meets with Clinton on Wednesday. Clinton calls for further reforms in Russia crisis Americans struggle with facts of Lewinsky scandal CLINTON MOSCOW (AP) — At a Kremlin summit darkened by economic and political up heaval, President Clinton of fered Boris Yeltsin a prescrip tion of tough reforms Tliesday to lift Russia from crisis. “You have to play by the rules” of internation al econom ics, Clinton said. Yeltsin, despite pres sure from the Communist-dominated parliament, pledged not to abandon the Tree-market course on which Russia em barked seven years ago. “The past two years in Russia’s life have been full of stormy political events, great laborious work on re forming the economy,” Yeltsin said in dinner re marks. “Soon there were disappointments, too, and unfulfilled hopes. But we’ve never lost the con viction in the necessity of the transformations we’re carrying out.” With Russia gripped in a power struggle, U.S. officials said the situation was too uncertain to predict what kind of economic remedies would be embraced. They said Yeltsin and his acting prime minister, Viktor Cher nomyrdin, indicated there were areas requiring more government involvement, such as social safety nets and steps to pay back wages. They signed off on preset deals to reduce their arse nals of military-grade pluto nium from dismantled nu clear weapons and share information on missile launch tests. The agree ments will be formally sealed at a concluding news conference Wednesday. The summit, their sev enth, comes at a troublesome time for both leaders. Humil iated by his admission of an extramarital affair, Clinton is struggling to recapture his political credibility. Yeltsin, discredited by broken promises and policy changes, has devalued the Russian currency, stopped repaying foreign loans and watched the stock market crumble. YORK, Pa. (AP) — Jodie Tierney taps an index finger on her lips. Her eyes get misty. Her voice drops. “I’m at a loss,” she whispers. The sadness with which she pon dered the possibility of Clinton resigning echoed among a dozen Americans of all political persuasions who sat down this week to sort through their feelings about the Monica Lewinsky investigation. In earnest talk over pretzels and chips, they opened up to Democratic pollster Peter Hart as part of a focus group de signed to look beyond opinion polls that give the president high approval ratings and poor marks personally. Their zigzag emotions, laid bare dur ing two hours of talk in a small-town conference room, mirror those of a na tion still coming to grips with matters of truth and consequences. They want the Lewinsky matter re solved but say they will not give Clinton a free pass. They are firm that the presi dent should uphold the law but wary of punishing perjury with impeachment. Most of these Pennsylvanians — Re publicans, Democrats and indepen dents — are happy with the job Clinton is doing as president yet profoundly dis appointed in him as a man. Thirty-year-old Angela Crum, a homemaker and a Republican, paid 8.5 percent on her first mortgage and has a 6.5 percent rate on her new one. “I’m high-fiving the economy,” she says, explaining her approval for Clinton. But she does not condone his private conduct. “I think that we’re all human, that’s fine,” she says. “But you can also control it. ... He chose to do that.” Karen Schaale, 39, a fiscal officer and a Democrat, speaks of “great reser vations” about Clinton morally, then sizes him up this way: “Take out the scandal, and how many bad things can you write down on the list?” Jeff Kirkland, a 49-year-old youth counselor and a political independent, feels most disappointed that Clinton would jeopardize so much to indulge himself personally. “He knew he was under scrutiny. It seems like he’d have better sense than even to try it,” says Kirkland. “He had a great thing going, a great plan going.” Participants started out generally satisfied with Clinton and dismissing the Lewinsky affair as a private matter that should go away. Asked what would be the turning point for them, what would warrant the president’s resignation, most settled on lying under oath. There was lots of talk about uphold ing the Constitution and the rule of law. “1 feel he should be man enough to resign if he has actually committed per jury,” said Schaale. “All politicians know what perjury is.” “He doesn’t deserve to be there if he lied,” agreed Marvin Anderson, 40- year-old quality manager who de scribes himself as a strong Democrat. “He’s the ultimate leader and he’s the one who sets the example.” IT’S SURPRISING TO FIND, IN SUCH A PEACEFUL STORE, ...KILLER JEWELRY 216 N. Bryan Hours: Downtown Bryan Mon. - Sat. 779-8208 t I0am -6pm TRF BOOTH #224 Egii~tFSy\jrt: INCENSE S OILS • CHIMES^MUSEUM REPRODUCTIONS CELTIC CROSSES & PLAQUES • AFRICAN ART FRENCH TAPESTRIES • RELIGIOUS ART • DIDGERIDOOS UNSURPASSED STERLING SILVER JEWELRY HELP WANTED! 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