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DATE: TUESDAY, May 18, 1993                   TAG: 9305180280
SECTION: NATL/INTL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CLINTON INAUGURAL OWES GOVERNMENT $1.5 MILLION

The committee that ran President Clinton's inauguration owes the government more than $1.5 million in unpaid bills for the January celebration.

The General Services Administration said Monday that most of the money owed taxpayers by the Presidential Inaugural Committee - approximately $1.3 million - is for a telephone system installed by the GSA, the government housekeeping agency.

An inaugural committee official who requested anonymity said the dispute over the phone charges could be resolved within two weeks and the committee will pay what it owes. The official said the committee wants the GSA to explain why such a costly system was needed. - Associated Press

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