31.   Bonds zigzagged lower as Republican lawmakers and President Bill Clinton showed little sign of agreeing on a plan to eliminate the federal budget deficit.

32.   A chorus of Republican lawmakers sought to separate impeachment from the Gulf crisis, saying domestic business must go on.

33.   A coalition of conservative Republican lawmakers also has opposed any plan to legalize illegal immigrants.

34.   A fifth Republican lawmaker, Rep. Bob Franks of New Jersey, called for censure Tuesday.

35.   A recent orientation session for new Republican lawmakers included a warning about muggings on Capitol Hill, a quaint residential neighborhood just east of the U.S. Capitol.

36.   A number of Republican lawmakers have been arguing for permanent tax reductions.

37.   A number of Republican lawmakers have called for economic sanctions against North Korea if it resumes its nuclear program.

38.   A state representative from the Marysville area, Democrat Bruce Larkin of Baileyville, joined with Republican lawmakers to endorse the program.

39.   A top aide to a senior Republican lawmaker said significant roadblocks to a compromise remained.

40.   A Republican lawmaker tried to make an issue out of a nonissue for theatrical effect.