European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 12,1992 election 92 the stars and stripes b Page 7aide ousted by Bush defends actions Washington a the state department aide dismissed because of her role in a reelection search of the passport files of Bill Clinton denied any wrongdoing wednesday and said she was proud of her three years of service. Quot i took no action that i deemed wrong or inappropriate a Elizabeth m. Tamposi former assistant Secretary of state for consular affairs said in a statement. Tamposi was dismissed tuesday by president Bush three weeks after acting Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger ordered an investigation into efforts by state department officials to search the passport files of Clinton his Mother and Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot. Tampo amp i who was ordered to evacuate her office by wednesday afternoon offered her first comment on Bush a action in a statement transmitted by fax to the Telegraph of Nashua n.h., her Home state. A at no time did i initiate or attempt to expedite a review of any passport files she 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  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  said. She said the search of the various passport files was undertaken in response to Freedom of information act requests made by three news organizations. Quot my involvement in this matter was undertaken exclusively to ensure that the Burn i Reau of consular to Quot Posl affairs properly conducted the foia requests it received with appropriate safeguards for All passport information Quot Tamposi said. A i did not approve encourage or condone any review of passport records other than those specifically identified in the foia  Tamposi said that a during my tenure the Bureau has accomplished a great Deal and 1 am proud of my  efforts to Contact Tamposi were unsuccessful. A person who answered a Call to her state department office was unresponsive to questions about Tamposi s whereabouts and whether she intended to Clear out of her office before wednesday night. Department spokesman Richard Boucher said results of the investigation ordered by Eagleburger will be announced shortly. . Officials asking not to be identified said Bush telephoned Eagleburger on tuesday morning after seeing a Washington Post report that department officials undertook a file search on Perot two weeks after doing one on Clinton now the president elect. Acting on Eagleburger a recommendation Bush accepted Tamposi a letter of resignation which she and other political appointees had submitted previously As part of the transition to a new administration. It was dear that Bush a action was not a a 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 nere a the president said. I done to believe it for one single  House minority Leader Robert h. Michel r-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. Routine because it was accompanied by the demand that Tamposi vacate her office by wednesday afternoon. Tamposi 37, had served four terms in the new Hampshire House. She also was the state gop finance chairwoman and was an unsuccessful candidate for the gop nomination to a House seat in 1988. The state department normally stays away from partisan political activities and Eagleburger has said the controversy Over the file searches has caused him anguish. The file searches occurred at a time when the Bush Campaign was escalating its efforts to discredit Clinton by citing his draft history and his role As an Antiwar activist in England. At first the state department said there had been no official misconduct. It acknowledged later that the Media requests had been Given top priority treatment in violation of established  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 other systems. Most of the unspent $15 billion is available under the defense portion of the budget. The democratic president elect and the democratic 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 j994 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. Quot 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