1.   And this is an issue upon whose overall merits most lawmakers agree.

2.   At least one prominent Republican lawmaker agreed.

3.   African-American lawmakers agree that if he should ultimately occupy the White House, Bush will face a special obligation to reach out to black voters.

4.   But in case lawmakers agree to put the issue on the ballot for voters to decide, Bush said he would speak against the constitutional amendment.

5.   But in a breakthrough for common sense two years ago, lawmakers agreed to an experiment.

6.   But it remains in doubt whether lawmakers can agree on the amendment, or are even willing to reopen their session, which ended in July.

7.   Congress failed to extend the health care deduction last year when lawmakers could not agree on broader health care reforms.

8.   Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan hinted earlier this year that the FOMC might feel less inclined to hike rates if lawmakers could agree on ways to balance the budget.

9.   His fellow lawmakers agreed, approving a nonbinding motion of no confidence in the government of President Boris Yeltsin.

10.   House lawmakers agreed to a plan to redraw their own boundaries earlier in the session, but Senate lawmakers could not agree on a plan for the Senate.