
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, December 30, 1994                   TAG: 9412300136
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CLINTON SAYS HE'LL RUN AGAIN

President Clinton declared Thursday he will seek re-election in 1996 despite the repudiation of his administration in November's elections. Complaining he hasn't gotten credit for his accomplishments, Clinton said, ``There's the talkers and there's the doers.''

In an Oval Office interview, Clinton also said he wants his wife, Hillary, to remain an activist in his administration despite the failure of health-reform legislation that she championed.

``Ordinary voters were convinced - wrongly - that we want the government to run their health care and take their choice away,'' Clinton said. He added, ``I'm not discouraged or despondent'' that health reform failed.

He said he would work with Republicans on the issue in a ``more step-by-step fashion.''

In light of his political troubles, Clinton was asked if there were any circumstance under which he might not seek re-election. ``No,'' he replied without hesitation. ``As long as I have my health and I'm doing a good job.

``I intend to seek re-election, but that is not uppermost in my mind,'' he said. His focus will be on easing the financial burdens on middle-class Americans and reforming the welfare system, he said.

``I believe with all my heart that I'm doing what's right for this country,'' he said. ``Other people talk about problems; I try to do something about them.''

by CNB