1.   At the last minute, his budget passed, and his government was endorsed, but only by a one-vote margin.

2.   Budgets must pass each house by a two-thirds vote.

3.   But House moderates said they expect the leaner budget to pass.

4.   But the budget passed.

5.   He said that voting his government out before the budget had passed would be harmful to Italy and send the lira tumbling.

6.   Israel Radio reported today that Netanyahu said he expects the budget to pass on Monday.

7.   Letting the budget pass, for example, would be forfeiting a card in that monster trade-off.

8.   Now that the budget has passed, officials will be more free to push for a supplementary budget that presumably will include stimulants.

9.   Republican leaders predicted that the budget would pass in a largely party-line vote.

10.   Since creation of the Education Foundation, all six annual school budgets have passed, and Joganow said he believes the programs the fund finances have swayed some voters.