81.   One major sticking point is the set of economic assumptions to be used.

82.   One of the problems in forecasting for a balanced budget is the economic assumptions that must be used for a seven-year look into the future.

83.   The breakthrough came when Clinton agreed to present his own plan to balance the US budget within seven years using the economic assumptions Republicans have been insisting on.

84.   The Congressional Budget Office would release new economic assumptions on Monday.

85.   The CBO uses a set of economic assumptions that are different from those of the Clinton administration.