1.  Had labour suddenly become a local authority, or did the S S A simply fail as an accurate way of assessing our spending needs?

2.  Beginning next month, the Census Bureau will release state-by-state population data for redrawing political boundaries and gauging federal and state spending needs.

3.  -- Create a panel of advisers, six Democrats and six Republicans, to review defense spending needs and report to Congress and the president.

4.  But different countries have different spending needs and make different judgments about the proportion of income to devote to transfers and public services.

5.  Clinton then renewed his proposal for meeting the spending needs by raising the tax on cigarettes.

6.  Finneran, however, insisted his proposal balanced spending needs with the realistic desire for tax relief.

7.  Pye suggests drawing up a detailed budget, with your spending needs divided into must-haves, discretionary items and contingency spending.

8.  Schwartz said the city faced a longstanding problem since deferring maintenance would create greater spending needs in the future.

9.  Supporters said the bill meets foreign aid spending needs without dipping into Social Security funds.

10.  The Wall Street Journal reported today that companies are buying fewer computers and related equipment as they focus on other capital spending needs.