1.   And it has tried to extend federal borrowing authority three times, two of which ended in vetoes by the president.

2.   At that point, fresh borrowing authority would be needed.

3.   By establishing the Infrastructure Financing Authority, which must be approved by the state legislature, the city would circumvent a cap on its borrowing authority.

4.   Clinton recently signed a bill that gives the government enough borrowing authority to last through mid-March.

5.   Earlier today, Clinton signed a bill that provides enough additional borrowing authority to enable the Treasury to pay its bills through mid-March.

6.   Even if Giuliani gets the new borrowing authority, he must do more to control capital spending, and to cut the cost of construction projects.

7.   Gingrich said on Thursday that he expected to delay any action to increase borrowing authority until after the giant tax and spending bill was finished.

8.   Her decision was tipped by the amendment she co-sponsored to increase the borrowing authority for BPA.

9.   He then tapped into two government trust funds to create additional borrowing authority under the limit, averting default for months.

10.   House Banking Committee Chairman Jim Leach, an Iowa Republican, suggested today Congress may increase the borrowing authority without an agreement to balance the federal budget.