DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 1997           TAG: 9710220563

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STATE ASKS FOR MORE TIME

Thirteen more states, including Virginia, and Guam have qualified for less federal oversight and fewer restrictions on their job-training programs, the Clinton administration said Tuesday. They join 13 other states that received waivers earlier that enabled them to bypass certain regulations and customize their job-training programs for displaced workers, welfare recipients and disadvantaged youth and adults.

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