P123 MTV3 p123 .Ma 06 Hel 2140:17 1/2 LITTLE HOPE OF U.S. BASEBALL ACCORD TODAY-MEDIATOR WASHINGTON, FEB 6 (REUTER) - MEDIATOR WILLIAM USERY BELIEVES IT IS UNLIKELY BASEBALL OWNERS AND PLAYERS WILL REACH AGREEMENT TO SETTLE A SIX-MONTH-OLD STRIKE BY PRESIDENT CLINTON'S MONDAY AFTERNOON DEADLINE, A SPOKESMAN SAID. "IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKELY," USERY AIDE DICK CONN SAID WHEN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY CHANCE THAT THE TWO SIDES WOULD REACH A LAST-MINUTE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. CONN SAID USERY WILL MAKE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS ON ENDING THE STRIKE TO CLINTON AT THE WHITE HOUSE AT ABOUT 5 P.M. EST (2200 GMT), THE PRESIDENT'S DEADLINE FOR AN ... <122 124>

P123 MTV3 p123 .Ma 06 Hel 2144:31 2/2 LITTLE HOPE OF U.S. BASEBALL ACCORD TODAY-MEDIATOR ... ACCORD, AND WILL MAKE A STATEMENT LATER. <122 124>

P123 MTV3 p123 .Ma 06 Hel 2202:41 3/3 CLINTON PUTS ONUS ON REPUBLICANS FOR AUTS ... PROJECTING A FEDERAL DEFICIT THAT WILL HOVER AROUND $200 BILLION IN EACH OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THAT DEPRIVED REPUBLICANS -- WHO NOW CONTROL CONGRESS AND SAY THEY'D LIKE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET BY THE YEAR 2,002 -- OF <122 124>