81.   The reports were delayed by the partial shutdown of the government.

82.   The standoff forced a partial shutdown of the government beginning Saturday, the second in as many months.

83.   The standoff in Washington forced a partial shutdown of the government beginning Saturday, the second in as many months.

84.   The Senate was to begin voting today on proposed Democratic amendments to a Republican spending bill needed to avert another partial federal shutdown Friday.

85.   The trip had originally been scheduled for January, but FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui of Algeria was unable to secure a visa because of the U.S. government partial shutdown.

86.   The temporary measure would avert the third partial federal shutdown in five months.

87.   There were two partial federal shutdowns during the current fiscal year before President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress agreed on funding for all federal agencies.

88.   Their dispute over how to do that has led to a partial shutdown of the government, the second in two months.

89.   There was no regular auction of Treasury bills because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.

90.   Those talks broke down after months of contentious negotiations that included two partial shutdowns of the federal government.