1.   Although Dole is bumping up against the federal spending ceiling, he could opt to ignore it altogether.

2.   Because of the spending ceiling, teams cannot stockpile good players, depleting depth.

3.   Both bills place a spending ceiling on crop subsidies for the first time since the New Deal.

4.   California would probably see less disaster aid because the plan eliminates the special exemption of emergencies from spending ceilings.

5.   Candidates would voluntarily agree to a spending ceiling.

6.   Monti also joined others in recommending automatic tax rises and spending cuts if a fixed spending ceiling is breached.

7.   Republicans drained their cash in their early primaries, with Dole expected to hit the federal spending ceiling in the next few weeks.

8.   The bill would, for the first time since the New Deal, eliminate idle acreage programs and put a spending ceiling on crop subsidies.

9.   The McCain organization has less to spend than the Bush operation because it is accepting federal money and thus is bound by a state spending ceiling.