1.   Armey blamed Senate Democratic Leader Thomas A. Daschle of South Dakota and other Senate Democrats for creating deadlock on the stimulus measure.

2.   A large package could hurt bonds by accelerating the economic recovery and also by forcing the government to issue more bonds to pay for the stimulus measures.

3.   Bureaucrats have their hands tied until after the elections and unless an extraordinary session of parliament is convened, any stimulus measures will have to wait until this fall.

4.   But the stimulus measures have definitely come at a cost.

5.   But while few were paying attention, government spending surpassed the amounts envisioned in the stimulus measure, exceeding what even the most vociferous advocates had wanted.

6.   But while few were paying attention, the government spent more than envisioned in the stimulus measure, surpassing what even the most vociferous advocates had wanted.

7.   But while no one was paying attention, an even greater amount of government spending than envisioned in the stimulus measure happened anyway.

8.   But while few were paying attention, the government spent more than envisioned in the stimulus measure, surpassing what even the most vociferous advocates wanted.

9.   Early this week, brokerages asked the government to speed up its opening of the stock market to foreign investors and take other stimulus measures.

10.   Early this week, brokerages asked the government to speed up its opening of the stock market to foreign investors and to take other stimulus measures.