TIME Notebook

THE BUDGET BALLET

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON

A sweet victory, plus $400 million for his national service program, long a G.O.P. bete noire

REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS SMITH

Stalwart anti-abortionist gets cuts he sought in aid to overseas family-planning programs

SENATOR MARK HATFIELD

Once: the doghouse for anti-balanced budget vote. Now: the spotlight as budget negotiator

SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH

Aimless between the rock of a resurgent White House and the hard place of G.O.P. freshmen

REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT DORNAN

His wildly unpopular effort to oust HIV-positive military troops is ousted from budget accord

SENATOR TED STEVENS

Wins bitter battle for increased logging in Alaska, but Clinton wins right to waive it. He will.