61.   If the budget impasse continues, they will receive no pay whatsoever on the next payday two weeks from now.

62.   If the budget impasse continues into next week, it could begin having a serious impact on local governments, school districts and hospitals.

63.   In addition, the budget impasse has meant a cash-flow crunch within his own office.

64.   In financial markets, however, the latest budget impasse undermined optimism that Congress and Clinton will agree on a plan to eliminate the deficit within seven years.

65.   In financial markets, the budget impasse undermined optimism that Congress and Clinton will agree on a plan to eliminate the deficit within seven years.

66.   In the final days of the budget impasse, Democratic opposition to the accompanying measures sought by Wilson stiffened.

67.   In the past, congressional aides have received retroactive pay for days off due to a budget impasse.

68.   In recent budget impasses, the state has functioned for as long as four months on a series of such two- and three-week emergency bills.

69.   In the meantime, a new Washington Post-ABC News survey completed last night indicated that more Americans blamed the Republicans in Congress than Clinton for the budget impasse.

70.   In the U.K. stocks also rose, led by building companies and general retailers, as optimism for lower interest rates outweighed concern about the U.S. budget impasse.