1.   Officials said there was widespread agreement on the need to promote growth by cutting government spending.

2.   And cutting government spending in a sizable way will be nearly impossible since unemployment is already growing.

3.   And cutting government spending also put people out of work and slowed the economy further.

4.   And he has put together the New Federalists, a small team of reform-minded first-termers to cook up new ideas for cutting government.

5.   And he touted his record of cutting state government, reducing taxes, and making Massachusets more business-friendly.

6.   And now the triumphant Republicans are talking of cutting government regulation and the capital gains tax.

7.   Archer plans to start cutting government at the committee itself.

8.   Buchanan did best among New Hampshire voters who feel that Congress has not gone far enough in cutting government spending and ending social programs.

9.   Brazilian Brady bonds declined as investors bet congress was bogged down in talks on cutting government spending, traders said.

10.   Costs of administering Indian programs are already high in a country that is shutting down hospitals and drastically cutting back government services to bring federal spending into line.