51.   And Democrats say interest payments of hundreds of billions of dollars each year will continue to sap money that should be available for discretionary spending programs.

52.   Analysts consider cash flow a better measure of the performance of indebted companies than earnings because it excludes interest payments and focuses on the underlying operations.

53.   Analysts, for their part, said average prices will probably rise as Eurotunnel resumes interest payments.

54.   And all of that is before the payroll, food, taxes, insurance and interest payments on its loans.

55.   And interest payments on remaining debts declined thanks to low interest rates in Japan.

56.   And it believes that under Luxembourg law the interest payments will be deductible.

57.   And lower debt implies lower future interest payments, which means that the government can pay more in benefits without raising taxes or cutting other spending.

58.   And interest payments on home equity loans are generally tax-deductible, just like the interest on primary mortgages.

59.   And the consumer unit will probably have big dividend and interest payments to meet that could be impaired if it signs up millions of more local customers.

60.   And the lower interest payments on new mortgages left homeowners with more money to spend elsewhere and helped pull the economy out of its downturn earlier this decade.