71.   Investors spent most of the week concerned that White House and Congressional negotiators would fail to resolve the budget impasse.

72.   Investors in the U.S. are letting the budget impasse in Washington blind them to the case for lower interest rates, say money managers overseas.

73.   It looks like air travelers will benefit from the federal budget impasse.

74.   It was closed two weeks ago at the start of the budget impasse.

75.   It sounds like the budget impasse between President Clinton and the Republican Congress.

76.   It was the first sign of a break in the budget impasse, and the congressional leaders said they hoped to reach agreement before the New Year.

77.   Japanese bonds fell as investors expressed reluctance to make new purchases amid the ongoing parliamentary budget impasse.

78.   Japanese bonds fell for the first time in three days as investors expressed reluctance to make new purchases amid the parliamentary budget impasse.

79.   Japanese bonds fell as investors expressed reluctance to make new purchases amid the ongoing budget impasse in the Japanese Diet.

80.   Last year, the December surplus was caused by the budget impasse between the White House and Congress, which limited federal spending.