61.   And the less government borrowed, the less pressure on the budget was exerted by previously swelling interest payments on a ballooning national debt.

62.   And when the flood of extra revenue stops, the annual quarter-trillion-dollar interest payments on the debt will still be there.

63.   And these higher rates will soon mean higher interest payments for business and consumer loans, mortgages and car loans.

64.   Another new aid program under the act was insurance on loans, with federal subsidies on interest payments.

65.   Arizonans also can search the Web site for, say, California or New York bonds, but their interest payments would avoid federal taxes only.

66.   Another way Enron reduced its taxes was through a technique that allowed it to deduct interest payments to partners of its subsidiaries.

67.   As a result, interest payments rise slightly.

68.   As for Jinro Ltd. and three other core subsidiaries, the lenders will agree to delay principal payments on bonds and reduce their interest payments.

69.   As interest payments balloon, young people increasingly will be working so they can pay off the debts of their elders.

70.   As rates rise, investors often prefer bonds that pay interest because they can reinvest those interest payments at higher and higher rates.