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The Budget Battle

Following the twists and turns of the ongoing budget battle between Republican leaders in Congress and the White House can be more than a little confusing. Who said what when? How have each side's positions changed? To help you sort things out, here is a list of CNN stories on the budget over the past few months:

January 27, 1996

Next up in the budget battle: playing the debt-ceiling card -Full Story-
Clinton radio address - 'The era of big government is over'
GOP radio address - 'Let the American spirit soar'
Third federal shutdown averted -Full Story-

January 25, 1996

Progress seen on debt, spending -Full Story-

January 24, 1996

GOP eases hard line on budget -Full Story-

January 21, 1996

Republican leader threatens default on U.S. debt -Full Story-

January 19, 1996

Republicans disclose details of Clinton capital gains tax cut -Full Story-

January 17, 1996

Republicans abruptly cancel budget talks -Full Story-

January 16, 1996

Leaders to try again on budget -Full Story-

January 14, 1996

Shutdown, debt ceiling removed from GOP arsenal -Full Story-

January 11, 1996

Clinton proposes partial budget deal -Full Story-

January 10, 1996

Hopes for budget deal wither -Full story-
Budget talks: Closer but still far apart -Full Story-
Budget in brief -Chart-

January 9, 1996

Budget talks suspended for a week -Full story-

January 7, 1996

Budget in the balance -Full story-
Clinton, Gore welcome back federal employees -Full Story-

January 6, 1996

Record-breaking federal shutdown ends -Full story-
Partial government shutdown turns to partial reopening -Full Story-
Congress ends federal furlough, restores funds to some agencies -Full Story-

January 5, 1996

House passes bill to send federal employees back to work -Full Story-
House GOP drafts plan to pay federal workers -Full Story-

January 4, 1996

Budget impasse has human consequences -Full Story-
House rejects measure to reopen government -Full Story-
Judge orders Virgin Islands beach reopened -Full Story-

January 3, 1996

House fails to overcome vetoes -Full Story-
Govt. can require work without pay -Full Story-
Budget talks termed "constructive' -Full Story-
Senate votes to reopen government -Full Story-

January 2, 1996

Senate OKs measure to reopen government -Full Story-
Late-day budget meeting set; unpaid workers go to court -Full Story-

January 1, 1996

Miffed federal employees watch and wait -Full Story-

December 31, 1995

Budget talks wait for New Year's break -Full Story-
Day 16: Still no budget agreement -Full Story-
Budget talks indicate progress -Full Story-
Bureau of Mines buried by Republican budget cuts -Full Story-
Budget stalemate may mean lower air fares if ticket tax expires -Full Story-

December 30, 1995

Clinton calls for New Year's resolution to solve budget impasse -Full Story-
President Clinton's radio address -Transcript-
Budget impasse forces Hopi community to free 27 prisoners -Full Story-
Liberty Bell makes a crack in federal shutdown -Full Story-
Budget impasse closes popular resort in Blue Ridge Mountains -Full Story-
NASA telescope launched despite budget battle -Full Story-

December 29, 1995

Gingrich offers a little hope -Full Story-
Budget impasse slowly affecting private sector -Full Story-

December 28, 1995

Broad review under way in budget talks -Full Story-
Yosemite closure hits businesses hard -Full Story-

December 27, 1995

Low-level budget talks resume -Full Story-

December 26, 1995

Republicans warn Treasury on debt limit -Full Story-
Balanced budget: Economists weigh the pros and cons -Full Story-

December 25, 1995

Balancing federal budget means new balancing acts in localities -Full Story-

December 23, 1995

Budget negotiations on hold for a week -Full Story-
Clinton's radio address -Full Transcript-
Republican radio address -Full Transcript-

December 22, 1995

Budget impasse continues amid mix of pessimism, hope -Full Story-

December 21, 1995

Senators offer bi-partisan budget plan -Full Story-

December 20, 1995

Defiant House torpedoes budget deal -Full Story-
Partial shutdown may delay veterans', welfare checks -Full Story-
Budget talks stall again -Full Story-

December 19, 1995

Clinton, Gingrich, Dole break the ice -Full Story-
Clinton, GOP both blamed for continuing deadlock -Poll results-
Few happy campers at Yosemite -Full Story-
All talk, no negotiating on budget -Full Story-

December 18, 1995

Clinton and Republicans propose talks on budget -Full Story-
Government shutdown II -Full Story-
Partial shutdown continues with no end in sight -Full Story-

December 17, 1995

Moderates try to bridge budget gap -Full Story-

December 16, 1995

Budget impasse sends government into second partial shutdown -Full Story-
President Clinton's weekly radio address -Transcript-
GOP response -Transcript-

December 15, 1995

Budget talks quickly collapse -Full Story-
Budget talks break down again -Full Story-
Budget deadline looms again -Full Story-

December 14, 1995

White House, GOP to swap budget offers -Full Story-
Negotiators set for final budget push -Full Story-

December 13, 1995

Federal workers brace for second shutdown -Full Story-
Negotiators set for final budget push -Full Story-

December 12, 1995

Hints of compromise on budget -Full Story-

December 11, 1995

$135 billion windfall could ease budget negotiations -Full Story-
Signs hopeful for budget agreement -Full Story-
Budget battle continues as new deadline nears -Full Story-

December 10, 1995

Gingrich pushes balanced budget message -Full Story-

December 9, 1995

Clinton vows to veto budget cuts on health care -Full Story-
GOP, White House dig in for another budget standoff -Full Story-
Yule gift for Pentagon: an extra $7 billion -Full Story-

December 8, 1995

Budget negotiations on hold -Full Story-
Clinton's new budget plan finds $140 billion more in savings -Full Story-

December 7, 1995

White House says new budget is firm -Full Story-
Clinton vetoes GOP budget, will offer own version -Full Story-

December 6, 1995

Clinton vetoes GOP budget plan -Full Story-

December 1, 1995

Budget negotiations on hold -Full Story-

November 30, 1995

GOP adamant on balanced budget -Full Story-

November 26, 1995

White House and Congress set to battle over budget and Bosnia -Full Story-

November 25, 1995

Administration, GOP maneuver ahead of budget talks -Full Story-
EPA enforcement slowed by budget cuts -Full Story-

November 24, 1995

Budget negotiations to begin next week -Full Story-

November 21, 1995

Washington braces for the real budget battle -Full Story-
Budget politics: Everyone claims victory -Full Story-
Lessons learned from battle -Full Story-
Federal shutdown roundup -Special Page-

November 19, 1995

Commitment to a seven-year balanced budget -Full Story-
Poll: Budget showdown affects candidate ratings -Full Story-
Shutdown touches many lives across U.S. -Full Story-
Grand Canyon closed by budget rift -Full Story-

November 18, 1995

Clinton dubs latest budget proposal 'dead on arrival' -Full Story-
House takes break from budget battle -Full Story-
Clinton: chance to reopen government fading -Full Story-

November 17, 1995

Day four and no end in sight -Full Story-
Interior rejects proposal to open Grand Canyon -Full Story-
Highlights of the GOP balanced budget plan -Full Story-
Washington Notebook: 'Shutdown' a wild ride at Disneyland-by-the-Potomac -Full Story-

November 16, 1995

Democrats taunt GOP with diapered Newt -Full Story-
Gingrich comment on shutdown labeled 'bizarre' by White House -Full Story-

November 15, 1995

Americans blame GOP for budget mess -Full Story-

November 14, 1995

Deadline passes; budget talks fail to avert shutdown -Full Story-
Federal workers bear brunt of budget breakdown -Full Story-
Text of Clinton's government shutdown address -Full Story-
Congressional GOP leaders' statements on the budget -Full Story-

November 13, 1995

President, congressional leaders hold 11th-hour meeting -Full Story-
Experts predict little fallout from federal shutdown -Full Story-
What's open, closed in partial government shutdown -Full Story-
Glossary of budget terms -Full Story-
Countdown to shutdown? CNN transcripts -Full Story-
Transcripts of interviews: Clinton, Gore, Rivlin -Full Story-

November 12, 1995

Down to the wire on budget stalemate -Full Story-
Countdown to shutdown? (chart) -Full Story-
Dole: President has 'abdicated his responsibility' -Full Story-

November 11, 1995

Bickering scuttles talks between White House, GOP -Full Story-
Budget talks fall through -Full Story-
Clinton appeals to GOP to avert shutdown -Full Story-
If budget train wrecks, who will be hurt? -Full Story-

November 10, 1995

Congress debates VA budget cuts -Full Story-
Full text of Clinton's budget address -Full Story-
Poll: Budget pruning may have cost GOP -Full Story-
Panetta says GOP Congress trying to force ideas -Full Story-

November 9, 1995

Congress OKs debt limit extension -Full Story-
Government default could raise interest rates -Full Story-

November 5, 1995

Radio addresses: Clinton, GOP clash on budget -Full Story-

October 29, 1995

Threat of veto overshadows GOP budget bill -Full Story-

October 28, 1995

Moving ahead with GOP budget plan -Full Story-
Senate passes GOP budget bill -Full Story-

October 27, 1995

Budget battle belies room for compromise -Full Story-
Senate poised to pass Republican budget -Full Story-

October 26, 1995

House passes GOP budget plan -Full Story-
House, Senate near budget approval -Full Story-

October 25, 1995

Senate tackles budget bill -Full Story-

October 21, 1995

Dems foiled in budget power play -Full Story-

October 13, 1995

Clinton, House exchange budget dares -Full Story-

October 11, 1995

Nobody budging on balanced budget -Full Story-

October 7, 1995

President, GOP blame each other for budget problems -Full Story-

September 30, 1995

Budget woes and setbacks -Full Story-

September 29, 1995

Budget cuts shut down OTA -Full Story-

September 27, 1995

Budget cutters take hard look at Social Security -Full Story-

September 24, 1995

Budget battles between Congress, Clinton -Full Story-

September 22, 1995

Gingrich against budget -Full Story-
Republican Medicare plan short on detail -Full Story-

September 20, 1995

Medicare anger boils over -Full Story-

September 17, 1995

Partisan battles continue over budget -Full Story-

September 16, 1995

Battle lines drawn on Medicare -Full Story-
Democrats fan out to fight for Medicare -Full Story-

August 26, 1995

Washington Notebook: How bad would shutdown be? -Full Story-

The Budget Battle

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