A1 The consequences of the budget standoff, in Temple, Tex.

But the budget standoff is going to cause some of the Government's major economic reports due this week to be postponed.

A judge urged the City Council and the Mayor to resolve their budget standoff.

But after the budget standoff on Capitol Hill last fall, the political backdrop changed.

Mr. Casey's administration has dismissed more than 1,400 workers in anticipation of a budget standoff.

The budget standoff has not attracted the national interest of last summer, when the city was seen by some to be grappling with constitutional issues.

Democratic leaders vigorously attacked Gingrich for the budget standoff, and his public image suffered heavily.

Opposing politicians used this opportunity to attack Gingrich's motives for the budget standoff.

As the budget standoff stretched into its third day Monday, the two sides appeared to have moved slightly farther apart.

Democratic leaders, including Chuck Schumer, took the opportunity to attack Gingrich's motives for the budget standoff.