Clinton seeks billions for welfare jobs // Plan includes tax cut for home sellers

President Clinton on Tuesday began unveiling what White Housesources said would be an $8.5 billion election year package thatincludes a limited capital gains tax cut for home sellers and a planto help create jobs for people on welfare.

The new spending will be offset by cutting the budget by thesame amount, White House advisers said.

Based on briefings from White House aides on Clinton's campaigntrain and a speech in Chicago by White House Chief of Staff LeonPanetta, the pieces for the second-term agenda fell into placeTuesday.

It includes: $1.75 billion for literacy programs, announced Tuesday. $1.8 billion for environmental programs, to be …