61.   --The future of the legislative branch.

62.   The drama started during the surprise defeat of a spending bill that combined funding for the legislative branch and several federal agencies, including the Treasury Department.

63.   The Framers of the Constitution wisely recognized the need for a separation of powers between the legislative branch and the executive branch of government.

64.   The legislative branch was divided, with Democrats in control of the House and Republicans controlling the Senate.

65.   The health industry was next, followed by lawyers and lobbyists and their PACs, who themselves may represent a variety of interests before the legislative branch.

66.   The House Appropriations legislative branch subcommittee voted Thursday to eliminate funding for the office.

67.   The legislative branch in Russia is weak, with little power to challenge orders of the executive.

68.   The president has absolute power to pardon whom he chooses, no explanations or excuses required to the legislative branch.

69.   The real clincher in the argument to keep themselves exempt from their own laws is that it could triple the size of the legislative branch appropriations bill.

70.   The real question, they say, is whether he can promote his ideas domestically, against contemptuous opposition in the legislative branch.