Newt Gingrich, C'mon Down!

Washington Outlook: CAPITAL WRAPUP

NEWT GINGRICH, C'MON DOWN!

Voters are so cynical that only 13% believe lawmakers will actually balance the budget by 2002, according to a survey released Oct. 23 by the antideficit Coalition for Change, an alliance led by the Business Roundtable. And 39% of respondents say TV's Bob Barker, host of The Price Is Right, knows the value of a dollar better than their member of Congress.EDITED BY OWEN ULLMANN