1.   Lack of time may eventually force a compromise.

2.   Before signing the bill Monday, Giuliani gave no indication of what he would like to see happen in Albany should a compromise be forced on the issue.

3.   Blunt reality, however, forces compromise.

4.   Both sides want Clinton to use his influence to force a compromise.

5.   But opposition from lawmakers in both major parties forced compromise.

6.   But while public opinion may have forced a compromise, it did not persuade top GOP leaders in the House and Senate to vote for the final bill.

7.   He said the final compromise was forced by a sensible desire by Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

8.   In that sense, he approached the election as if it were an omnibus bill, where the final compromise is forced by the deadline of a congressional adjournment.

9.   In practice, the bill was messier than that, with individual industries involved forcing countless compromises on particular details.

10.   In the Senate, however, a GOP filibuster could block Kennedy on the floor and force some compromises.