11.   In addition, they said they may have to lean on two federal employee trust funds to free up enough borrowing authority.

12.   In the past, the Treasury has been able to postpone the day that it runs out of borrowing authority simply by suspending the issuance of slugs.

13.   Left hanging in the balance is the looming expiration of U.S. government borrowing authority.

14.   New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani plans to circumvent the limit by getting the state legislature to approve a separate borrowing authority called the Infrastructure Finance Authority.

15.   President Bill Clinton has asked for a clean extension in federal borrowing authority.

16.   Refraining from selling them freed up some borrowing authority.

17.   Rubin said last Friday that the government will run out of borrowing authority on Halloween, and faces the possibility of default unless Congress raises the debt limit.

18.   Rubin has said that, without an increase, the Treasury will run out of cash and borrowing authority early in November.

19.   Stephanopoulos said the administration insists on extending borrowing authority for at least one year.

20.   The bill would create temporary, legal borrowing authority outside the debt limit to pay Social Security benefits for March.