51.   Budget talks between Gingrich, Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, and the president will resume tomorrow afternoon, McCurry said.

52.   Budget talks between the White House and Congress are going nowhere.

53.   Budget talks collapsed yesterday after Republican leaders refused to approve spending necessary to end a partial government shutdown until President Bill Clinton signs a balanced budget agreement.

54.   Budget talks were scheduled to resume this afternoon on Capitol Hill, and McCurry said the president has instructed his negotiators to proceed without the CBO figures.

55.   Budget talks between Gingrich, Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, and the president will resume tomorrow afternoon, McCurry said.

56.   Budget talks between the White House and Congress are to start soon.

57.   Budget talks ended abruptly, and the maneuvers, profound and petty, began.

58.   Budget talks resumed at the White House this afternoon, and are expected to last about two hours.

59.   Burgess said he believed that the market had decoupled from the Washington budget talks and was now focused on the economy, with jobs and consumer data the keys.

60.   Budget talks between Clinton and Congress were canceled yesterday because of the storm.