1.   And analysts say the deficit will creep up again unless lawmakers make wholesale changes in the tax system and entitlement programs that pay money directly to people.

2.   And the first-term lawmakers have already made clear that, defying tradition, they will be seen and heard.

3.   Beaird said many more cases could be based on DNA evidence if Missouri lawmakers would make more convicts surrender DNA samples.

4.   But environmentalists charge that if lawmakers make cuts in conservation programs in the name of the budget, other industries should face the same fate.

5.   But the young lawmaker makes quick decisions.

6.   But the lawmakers also make clear their concerns about human rights and vow continued efforts on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissidents and against repression in Tibet.

7.   California lawmakers made complete criminal records more accessible to different agencies.

8.   Democratic lawmakers had been making similar arguments for years, though they were derided as soft on crime.

9.   Despite closed office buildings, lawmakers made progress on several urgent matters.

10.   Gingrich said Senate lawmakers will make one more effort to reach agreement with Clinton on that issue.