Some lawmakers are already suggesting that the proposals will break a budget deal sealed in October.

That proposal, developed by Financial Corporation, would break the company into four parts.

Since NATO is already engaged in such efforts, the proposal broke little new ground.

Joe thought that the proposal would break June's calm.

But he said he would offer no proposals to break a Congressional impasse on a Medicare program that provides such benefits.

Mr. Zedillo's proposal today would break that arrangement for the first time.

As a matter of policy, the proposals by the Democrats did not, for the most part, break new ground, Democratic aides said.

"Obviously, whatever proposals that will help break the impasse will have to come out of the Council - and with their support," he said.

But he said he could not say whether the proposal would break the standoff.

The proposals might have broken data protection and human rights laws.