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08.21.57-DUKE-WEINBERGER got chewed out by the SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE also. HOWARD BAKER has said that the Administration is not being reasonable about working with Congress on compromises. ROBERTS-PENTAGON starting to get the message that compromise might be necessary. Administration also starting to compromise on JOBS PROGRAM. WERTHEIMER-discussion of DEFICITS as a problem, now business groups are starting to lobby for DEFICIT MEASURES different from REAGAN'S ideas. DOMESTIC SPENDING seems to be at rock bottom and unlikely to be cut further. DUKE-the biggest issue of the week was not the BUDGET but the victory of the WASHINGTON REDSKINS in the SUPER BOWL. 08.24.55-Shot of a somewhat DRUNK Sen. JOHN WARNER (R-VA) and a somewhat DITZY Sen. PAULA HAWKINS (R-FL), HAWKINS wearing a REDSKINS jersey, WARNER says that HAWKINS lost a bet and had to ride in the VICTORY PARADE in the rain. Jokes that now HAWKINS is "one of the boys". Shot of JACK KEMP in crowd at REDSKINS victory celebration, a celebrant in a team jersey with gigantic papier-maiche hog's head. Stills of KEMP as quarterback of BUFFALO BILLS in '60's. C/S KEMP in office, says ups and downs of football career prepared him for unpopularity in politics. KEMP says he is taking a pounding over his crackpot SUPPLY-SIDE theories, similar to getting undue credit for victory and undue blame for defeat as a quarterback. 08.26.52-DUKE-says KEMP is interested in Presidency if REAGAN doesn't want to run. Sen. ALAN CRANSTON (R-CA) first of expected DEMOCRATS to announce for President in 1984. Intro commentary. Commentary by OTIS PIKE about CREDIBILITY of Congress-Much of congress' respectability is a sham. 08.29.17-DUKE-signs off Closing Credits/transcript order information/WETA credit/sponsor credits/PBS ID 08.31.37-OUT