91.   Dole made his point and earned appreciative laughter, while Gingrich got blamed for the government shutdown and received much scorn.

92.   Dole said Congress was willing to stay in session until midnight tonight if necessary to try to work something out and prevent a government shutdown.

93.   Democrats accused Republicans of threatening the second government shutdown in roughly four weeks.

94.   Despite the nonstop press conferences warning of a government shutdown and default on its debt, Washington has been through all this before.

95.   Dole, criticized by his GOP challengers as a deal-maker, wants to reach agreement with President Clinton to end the government shutdown.

96.   Earlier tonight, the Senate passed legislation that would end the partial government shutdown and recall, with pay, more than a quarter million furloughed workers.

97.   Duke and NASA officials emphasized Wednesday that the injury during the space simulation experiment was not connected to the government shutdown.

98.   Extended disputes with the White House led then to government shutdowns and an image, exploited by Democrats, that Gingrich was nakedly partisan and combative.

99.   Failure to reach an agreement by this weekend could result in another partial government shutdown.

100.   FCC approval is expected, but has been delayed by a three week partial federal government shutdown and ensuing snowstorm in the Washington area.