71.   The supplemental budget request is expected to be sent to Congress in the next day or two, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday.

72.   The U.N. has repeatedly stalled granting the tribunal its full-year budget requests, and the court has lost several key staff members.

73.   The White House is considering making a similar budget request, but no decision has been made, a White House official said Monday.

74.   The White House provided for no new park acquisitions in its budget request to Congress this year.

75.   Williams was unsure whether the budget request would include legal costs the city probably will face in dealing with protesters.

76.   Based on ceilings set at the end of July, the ministries are to submit their budget requests by the end of August.

77.   Experct coverage US-missile-defense WASHINGTON Top Pentagon officials defend their budget request for the national missile defense program at a Senate hearing.

78.   They agreed last Friday on the need to review guidelines for budget requests.