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20.17.59-DUKE-WHITE HOUSE unhappy with REPUBLICANS who are refusing to go along with REAGAN'S wishes for HUGE INCREASES IN DEFENSE SPENDING. 20.18.14-C/S CASPAR WEINBERGER (Defense Secretary) in Senate committee hearing, says that DEFENSE cannot be cut any further without undermining "national security". C/S Sen. JOHN WARNER (R-VA) tells WEINBERGER there's no chance in hell that REAGAN is going to get all the money he wants for DEFENSE. C/S DAVID STOCKMAN (REAGAN'S BUDGET chief) in Senate committee hearing, C/S Sen. PETE DOMENICI telling Stockman that economic hard times dictate that DEFENSE share some of the belt-tightening. 20.19.24-M/S REAGAN taking podium in White House Press room, flanked by bright colored charts on easels. REAGAN says that America's defense has to be "rebuilt" in a long, hard process. Blames DEMOCRATS for subverting national security. Says that the RUSSKIES are loving seeing America at a disadvantage. 20.20.05-C/S Rep. PAT WILLIAMS (D-MT) says the DEMOCRATS' budget for DEFENSE is a realignment of national priorities, is no comfort to the KREMLIN. 20.20.30-DUKE-discussion with Ornstein of the ongoing DEFENSE battle. It will get tougher when Congress has to keep or cut specific appropriations for DEFENSE. Discussion with ROBERTS of increased power of DEMOCRATS in Congress making the going tougher for REAGAN in 1983. PARTISANSHIP looks to be the rule of the coming BUDGET debate. Duke intro commentary. 20.23.38-Commentary by Charles McDowell on annual GRIDIRON CLUB ROAST of political leaders. Notes the extraordinary good humor of all of the figures while being lampooned. It's not often that the President, Congress, and the Soviet Ambassador laugh at the same lame jokes. 20.25.38-DUKE-signs off. Closing credits/transcript order information/WETA credit/sponsor credits/PBS ID. 20.27.51--OUT