101.   As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, he is also the acknowledged master of the nuances of the federal budget and the budgetary process.

102.   As the earnings season ends, investors will focus on the debate in Washington on the federal budget, analysts said.

103.   As would a legitimately balanced federal budget that is fair to all.

104.   Asked their biggest worry, balancing the federal budget cropped up often.

105.   As long as the federal budget runs a deficit every year, Congress has no alternative but to raise the ceiling when necessary to meet financial obligations.

106.   As the center of government, Washington has been particularly hard hit by the inability of President Clinton and Congress to agree on a federal budget.

107.   As the Senate takes on tobacco, it must remember that this issue is not about protecting the industry or plugging holes in the federal budget.

108.   At a news conference, Buchanan criticized Dole, the front-runner in the race, for the role the Kansan has played in federal budget negotiations.

109.   Ashcroft also called for eliminating the federal budget deficit and bolstering Social Security and Medicare.

110.   At issue are competing approaches to cutting the federal budget deficit.