31.   The US Senate late Friday passed a temporary funding measure to keep the government running, sending the bill to President Bill Clinton for his expected signature.

32.   What that solution would be was unclear mid-afternoon Tuesday, with the government fast running out of time in its bid to whip up flagging support.

33.   While those stopgap bills would keep the government running, the conservatives have tacked on spending cuts Clinton vehemently opposes.

34.   That strategy would force Clinton to choose between keeping the government running -- and at the same time approving the Republican plan -- or shutting the government down altogether.