11.   And if a health care overhaul does not become law, the federal deficits that Clinton has bragged of cutting will begin to grow again.

12.   And the council sifted through policy options for reducing the federal deficit.

13.   And when it comes time to make sacrifices to bring the federal deficit under control, those interests are spared.

14.   And, Gore aides say, what could be more New Democrat than serving in an administration in power when the federal deficit was eliminated?

15.   As for that minor irritation of the federal deficit, never high anyway on the Forbes list of priorities, it will simply take care of itself.

16.   At an Atlanta debate, the elder Bush accused Kemp of ignoring the federal deficit, another top insult in GOP circles.

17.   At the same time, Wofford also accussed Santorum of voting to include the Social Security program in cuts to reduce the federal deficit.

18.   Because it means a smaller federal deficit, trimming the rate of growth in the CPI would be welcome on Wall Street.

19.   Barton said he considers the threat of default far less worrisome than the potential economic impact of ever-growing federal deficits.

20.   Besides, Reischauer said, a return of federal deficits would not be the end of the world.