71.   Rubin said if a stalemate develops over spending bills, lawmakers should at least pass a temporary spending measure while arguments are sorted out.

72.   Rubin repeated that the administration favors a permanent debt-ceiling measure over a temporary measure, the officials said.

73.   Republicans have used temporary spending measures and government shutdowns to pressure Clinton into accepting thier budget plan.

74.   Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., predicted the temporary spending measure will be vetoed by the president if the anti-abortion measure is included.

75.   Senate leaders said on Monday that the Senate would vote on a three-week temporary spending measure on Tuesday and that they expected it to pass.

76.   Senate Democrats were hoping to extend the temporary funding measure to the other shut-down government agencies.

77.   Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., said the Senate would likely follow the House in extending the temporary spending measure on Thursday.

78.   Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole and Speaker Newt Gingrich said they intended to send Clinton a temporary spending measure by the end of the week.

79.   Some temporary measures, such as adding thousands of seats in trailer classrooms and staggering class sessions, have been used to lessen the space squeeze.