1.   In a real sense, the balanced budget amendment is an insurance policy against a bad budget deal.

2.   Investors had convinced themselves in the late fall that a budget deal was in the cards.

3.   There are more dubious politics than sensible economics in the budget deal negotiated by the White House and the Republican leadership.

4.   Also talked about the budget deal, campaign finance reform, scandals, William Weld.

5.   Although White House and congressional negotiators agreed to include capital gains tax relief in their potentially historic budget deal, they provided nothing in the way of specific terms.

6.   And Dole joined Clinton on the rhetorical high road, saying a balanced budget deal is still possible.

7.   Analysts said the strength in both the stock and bond markets came in part from hope among investors that a budget deal was near.

8.   And he lashed back at his conservative critics, defending the recent budget deal as a wise compromise.

9.   And for the moment, it looms as an obstacle to a budget deal between Congress and the White House.

10.   And there are political strategists on both sides of the aisle who are arguing that their party would have a starker campaign issue without a budget deal.