1.   And they tried to kill a routine adjournment resolution to keep Congress working on a stimulus bill.

2.   And so we have no stimulus bill.

3.   As the House and Senate begin the process of trying to reconcile a stimulus bill, the president should weigh his influence carefully.

4.   At a Capitol rally with union members they said Republicans had thrown up procedural roadblocks to protect a House version of the stimulus bill laced with corporate tax cuts.

5.   At a minimum, the stimulus bill needs to help all Americans who need jobless and health benefits.

6.   Bitner and other analysts said another federal stimulus bill, combined with the expected rate cuts, should eventually help the economy turn around.

7.   A multibillion-dollar question is the size of any stimulus bill.

8.   After six months of effort Congress last week approved a stimulus bill expanding business tax cuts and unemployment benefits.

9.   Bush and his House backers contended this week that if only the Senate would vote, a stimulus bill they backed would get a majority.

10.   But as the partisan stalemate stretches into its third month, some economists are saying that a stimulus bill that might pass in December could be too late.