Article: Clinton Backs off Tax Cut

WASHINGTON Bill Clinton has backed off the middle-class tax cut proposal that formed the center of his heated primary battles with former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas.

The move could help Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, better promote his goal of reducing the federal deficit. And it could win him Tsongas' active support. But for a candidate who already has had to battle voter doubts about his credibility, a change in such a well-advertised position almost certainly will bring new problems.

Speaking to reporters at a breakfast in Washington earlier this week, Clinton hedged his position, saying his campaign was revising its economic platform and would ...

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