European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 12, 1992 election �?T92 the stars and stripes Page 7 Clinton warns of Gulf hostile Powers Washington a president elect Clinton issued an indirect warning to Iran on tuesday telling saudi King fahd he shared a concerns about the possibility of new hostile Powers in the Gulf  Clinton spokesman George Stephano Poulos said the saudi Monarch had raised the concern during a conversation with Clinton one of four culls the president elect made tuesday to foreign leaders. The Clinton spokesman stressed that Clinton did not discuss any policy ideas in the Calls. A we have Only one president and Only president Bush will be making policy a Steph Nopoulos said. Still in discussing the fahd conversation it appeared the Clinton team was trying to make dear its resolve to take a hard line against any aggression in the volatile Region. Clinton spent much of his Day meeting with vice president elect Ai Gore and top transition aide Warren Christopher Bush hands sex foe Dole reins of gop Washington a president Bush passed the Mantle of Republican party leadership to Senate minority Leader Robert j. Dole and scoffed at the suggestion that last weeks defeat sounded a death Knell for the gop. Bush was heading for Boca Grande fla., on wednesday for a five Day fishing vacation to rest and a think about what has been and. What a about to  Dole his erstwhile enemy in a bitter 1988 primary fight for the Republican presidential nomination delivered an emotional tribute tuesday night to Bush a leadership. A the Best Man did no twin on election Day a said the Kansas senator his voice choking. Bush thanked Dole in Advance for the role he will play a in the troubled and Tough Days that lie ahead under the Clinton administration. It now Falls to Dole a to hold our party together a he said. About 160 of the Republican elite a senators past and present the party a leaders in the House the Cabinet and vice president Dan Quayle a turned out for a dinner that Dole held in a private Hall inside Union station. Bush in his first speech since conceding to president elect Clinton a week ago said he had feared the evening might turn into a a  he said Dole had avoided the mistake of trying to assign blame for a a defeat of this magnitude and of this Hurt ulness and of this  arabs urged to drop israeli Trade ban Washington a Arab countries should a break the ice and lift their Trade Boycott against Israel president elect Clinton says in an interview Given before his election. Clinton made his remarks to Middle a East insight Magazine three Days before his election nov. 3.the Magazine made the interview available tuesday in Advance of today a publication. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who took office in july Quot has wasted no time in breathing new life into the negotiations Between Israel and the arabs Clinton was quoted As saying. Clinton also cited the israeli governments concessions such As limiting jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Quot now 1 think its time for the arabs to make More moves toward Israel a Clinton was quoted As saying. Breaking for an afternoon jog through the streets of Little Rock and its riverfront Park. A Good to see you a have a Nice Day a Clinton told a group of sixth graders As he jogged. Although no major appointments Are Likely this week aides described Clinton As satisfied with the Pace and said his transition team had reached agreement with the Fri to assist with routine background checks of prospective appointees. The aides said that Clinton was waiting for the White House to follow up on Bush a invitation for a visit to the White House and that such a trip could come president Bush makes the familiar gesture of checking his watch tuesday night while speaking at a Washington dinner arranged in his Honor by sen. Robert j. Dole. A the idea that this party has seen its demise a and i love these Little analysts these Media that i tried to annoy and failed a to hear them Analyse it All you a think that this. Party is out of Here a the president said. A i done to believe it for one single  House minority Leader Robert h. Michel a Iii said Quayle a made us All proud Quot As vice president. Quayle in turn told Bush a you sir do not have to worry about your place in history. History is going to be very kind to you and your  Senate s leaders get another 2 years in party posts Washington a the Senate on tuesday re elected All its leaders for another two years showing that incumbents still can find acceptance on Capitol Hill. Majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Maine was re elected without opposition with his leadership team in a closed door democratic meeting. In a similar gop meeting minority Leader Robert j. Dole of Kansas was unanimously chosen but some of his lieutenants had to survive challenges. On the democratic Side Wendell h. Ford of Kentucky was re elected party whip. John b. Breaux of Louisiana was elected Fords chief Deputy replacing sen Alan j. Dixon of Illinois who lost his seat. One Republican contest was close. Incumbent Phil Gramm of Texas won by one vote Over Mitch Mcconnell of Kentucky to Lead the Senate a gop Campaign committee. Gop senators said grammes narrow Victory showed that a Bare majority believed he had done Well to limit Republican electoral losses in a year when president Bush did poorly. Some Republican contests suggested divisions Between moderate and More conservative republicans Over How to conduct themselves once Bush leaves the White House and they become an opposition party. For instance Alan k. Simpson of Wyoming was re elected whip the party a no. 2 Post on a vote of 25-14 Over sen. Slade Gorton of Washington. Though Gorton and Simpson Are not that ideologically different Gorton was seen As the candidate of the party a younger and More conservative members who want More combative aggressive leadership. It was a rematch of a contest Simpson won eight years ago. Next week. The . Conference of mayors meeting tuesday in Atlanta set up a committee to work with Clinton a transition team. Conference leaders said much of Clinton a plan for economic revival involves spending on programs that cities can operate. Early tuesday afternoon Clinton a transition Board held a 30-minute conference Call to discuss its work but the Arkansas governor did not participate. Clinton a attention to Iran came in a Brief conversation with fahd in which the president elect said he a shared King fahd a concerns about the possibility of new hostile Powers in the Gulf  asked if by a new hostile Powers Clinton and fahd were referring to Iran St thanopoulos said a i done to know How specific they got. But i think it was clearly what King fahd was referring to when he brought up the possibility of hostile Powers in the  May be pumped into budget Washington a about $15 billion in unspent government funds could be available in 1993 should president elect Clinton decide to quickly Jolt the sluggish Economy aides say. The Money could be spent in the fiscal year that ends sept. 30 without exceeding budget Caps on spending one democratic aide said tuesday. A a we be let democrats in Congress know that a supplemental spending Bill this year is still possible a said the official speaking on condition of anonymity. Clinton has promised to make economic revival his top priority As president. During the election Campaign he proposed increasing spending on Public works projects by $20 billion a year As a Means of creating jobs and improving the nations transportation water and Ether systems. Most of the unspent $15 billion is available under the defense portion of the budget. The democratic president elect and the Democrat up run House and Senate would have to agree to shift the funds to Domestic projects before it could be spent. In a related development a budget aide to president Bush and congressional officials said Bush plans the unusual step of releasing a condensed fiscal 1994 budget shortly before leaving office containing no proposals to change Federal spending or taxes. Presidents Reagan Carter and Ford All submitted lengthy detailed budgets containing their own policy proposals just before leaving office. But an aide in the White House office of management and budget said tuesday that since Clinton a priorities differed so much from Bush a introducing a full blown Bush budget would be an a irrelevant  instead the aide said Bush would summarize what his fiscal policy has been and simply project what the 1994 budget would look like without any of the changes Clinton is certain to make. A a we be already decided to keep it As non controversial As possible Quot said the bomb aide who spoke on condition of anonymity. A the president has made it very Clear that he wants our people to be  Bush a budget to be released in Early january probably will be about 200 pages instead of the usual 1,700 or so the aide said