31.   A House-Senate budget conference is in the last stages of developing a budget plan that will set the contours of a smaller, less interventionist government.

32.   A number of Iowa colleges will be forced to abandon the direct student loan program under the seven-year budget plan proposed by the Republicans.

33.   A little more than two weeks after his inaugural Clinton will unveil a multi-year balanced budget plan.

34.   A reduction in the capital gains tax rate will be part of the balanced budget plan that passes Congress, a key Republican budget leader said.

35.   A number of Illinois colleges will be forced to abandon the direct student loan program under the seven-year budget plan proposed by the Republicans.

36.   A number of Illinois colleges would be forced to discontinue the direct student loan plan for financial assistance under a seven-year GOP budget balancing plan.

37.   A number of Iowa colleges will be forced to discontinue the direct student loan plan for financial assistance under a GOP seven-year balanced budget plan.

38.   A number of Iowa colleges would be forced to discontinue the direct student loan plan for financial assistance under a seven-year GOP budget balancing plan.

39.   A seven-year balanced budget plan?

40.   A provision targeting wealthier Medicare beneficiaries was approved by a wide margin in the Senate as part of the balanced budget plan.