If Congress endorses this program in the course of action over the next few weeks on the 1996 Defense authorization bill, it will go a long way toward undoing the damage Bill Clinton did in Moscow.

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This latest setback, of course, follows an FCC decision to allow companies to encrypt their basic cable channels -- the authorization was reportedly granted to cut back on service theft, among other concerns.

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