LIBERTARIAN BROWNE SAYS HE'LL RUN AGAIN FOR PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON -- Harry Browne thinks government has been a flop and he
wants to do away with most of it. So he's running for president.

The Libertarian presidential candidate yesterday announced his second
bid for the White House.

The 66-year-old investment adviser from Nashville, Tenn., thinks
government has failed. His solution: a 12-step program that eliminates
income taxes, Social Security, the war on drugs, federal welfare and a
lot of other things Washington does.

Although getting less than 1 percent of the vote in the 1996 election,
Browne contends the climate is ripe for his message.

Browne finished fifth in 1996, behind Reform Party candidate Ross
Perot and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. This time, Browne's
campaign has about $1 million and he won't take the federal matching
funds for which he now qualifies.

"I don't believe in government welfare for individuals, and I
certainly don't believe in it for politicians," Browne said.

The Libertarian Party, which has about 30,000 dues-paying members,
meets in Anaheim, Calif., on the July 4 weekend to nominate its candidate.