1.   Budget discussions are inevitable.

2.   Congress will resume budget discussions when it returns from recess after Labor Day.

3.   Luntz has, for example, criticized the Republicans who employ him for emphasizing numbers over people in their budget discussions.

4.   Other Republicans in Congress said they knew of no substantive budget discussions with the administration.

5.   Republican concessions on a spending bill as part of year-end budget discussions, for example, caused DeMint to complain his party was going too far.

6.   Suspended budget discussions resumed after the vote, which followed a stormy debate that lasted late into Monday night and ended Tuesday afternoon.

7.   The dollar fell against other major currencies amid concern the deadlocked budget discussions in Washington could hurt demand for U.S. assets.

8.   The dollar fell against other major currencies amid concern the deadlocked U.S. budget discussions could hurt demand for U.S. assets.

9.   The only bargaining and concessions made during these budget discussions were among Republicans who were able to make a small difference to the final outcome.

10.   U.S. military preparedness has emerged in the past year as one of the most pressing issues in the budget discussions between the Pentagon and Congress.