1.   His Medicaid savings stem from having the federal government grant wider leeway for states to provide health care for the poor within federal guidelines.

2.   Some savings stem from the Hobby-Eberly being a specialized telescope.

3.   The bulk of deficit savings stem not from Clinton administration policies but from revisions in technical assumptions and economic forecasts, Domenici said.

4.   The cost savings stem from a restructuring last year and reduced losses in its digital imaging business, the company said.

5.   The savings also stem from the restructuring of its debt, Spector said.