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DOLE OUTLINED his plan for tax cuts, saying he is now "the agent of change."</br></br>The speech kicked off his campaign for the fall. Expected this week is his choice for vice president, followed by his nomination at the GOP convention next week. Dole said enactment of his package of $548 billion in cuts over six years was "just a matter of presidential will," and that the cuts could lead to a new, unspecified tax system. The plan would "balloon the deficit, raise interest rates and weaken the economy," Clinton said.</br></br>In San Diego, abortion foes managed to water down a Dole-backed tolerance plank in the Republican platform. The plank no longer uses the word abortion.</br></br>---</br></br>Israel's Netanyahu said he is prepared to begin negotiations with Syria to settle "all outstanding matters" between the two Mideast foes. The prime minister, on a visit to Jordan, said he has sent a proposal to Damascus through the U.S., but gave no details. His remarks indicated he is willing to go beyond a limited deal on Lebanon.