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WASHINGTON (AP) President Clinton said Tuesday at his first formal news conference that it is probably constitutional to restrict the duty assignment of homosexuals in the military. He also sharply criticized Japan on trade. His 40-minute session with reporters in the White House East Hoom began with a flurry of questions on Boris Yeltsin and the Russian political crisis. But before long the emphasis turned to other matters. ranging from qualifications for his Supreme Court nominee to his plans for allowing openly gay people in the military. Brought back to the gays~ military topic that threw him off stride in the first weeks of his administration. Clinton said he would not rule out limiting homosexuals' military assignments "depending on what the grounds and arguments were." • Support for reforms/ page 7