41.   French securities fell as labor unions pressed for the government to drop plans to reform the welfare system to cut public deficits.

42.   Government officials quickly pledged to redouble efforts to stimulate economic growth, battle unemployment and cut the deficit in time to qualify for monetary union.

43.   Further, Clinton changed the content of his message simply because he has made progress toward some of his goals, including cutting the deficit.

44.   Greenspan, in fact, has supported tax increases in the past as a way to cut the deficit.

45.   He cited cutting the deficit and passing a crime bill as unsung accomplishments.

46.   He knows that cutting taxes and cutting the deficit are not compatible.

47.   Helping cut the deficit was the strong growth in exports.

48.   Houston cut the deficit in half by the fifth and got within one run on consecutive home runs by Alou and Daryle Ward in the eighth.

49.   If a plan is reached for cutting the deficit, it could encourage the Fed to cut rates, some analysts say.

50.   If the Bush name was tarnished by breaking the no-new-taxes pledge in an honorable effort to cut the deficit, W. can fix that.