61.   But other Democrats called the two-week spending extension a reasonable compromise that would prevent another government shutdown.

62.   But political analysts said the tide turned when Gingrich misread public sentiment during a budget impasse between Congress and the White House that led to a federal government shutdown.

63.   But Republicans are now using the government shutdown as leverage to pressure Clinton into signing their long-term budget bill.

64.   But the government shutdown is keeping many economic reports from being released.

65.   But the governor shrugged off the consequences of a partial government shutdown.

66.   But the testing has been on hold, a casualty of the government shutdown.

67.   But to be that, he said, they cannot permit an extreme outcome, like a damaging government shutdown.

68.   But when the leadership of Congress insists on going it alone, one party alone, we get gridlock, stalemate, vetoes, government shutdowns.

69.   But Washington knows that the gap will narrow after the government shutdown.

70.   Claims figures are usually volatile around the holiday season, and were made even more so by the government shutdown and bad weather.