If President Clinton and the Democratic Congress are serious about ending gridlock, the first law to pass is not an economic package or national health plan.

They put Democrats in charge of the White House and Congress to end gridlock and deliver action.

And they ended gridlock between the Republican finance board and Democratic city council by electing Democratic majorities to both.

That's how the Democrats plan to end gridlock?

Further dousing the movement's momentum was Mr. Clinton's victory, which sparked hope of ending gridlock between Congress and the White House.

The man who promised to end gridlock is promising gridlock, as a means of stopping Republican extremism.

Choosing independent, respected people could help end the partisanship and gridlock that have made the F.E.C. ineffective.

But it certainly gives the lie, at the least for now, to Mr. Perot's claim that he alone can end gridlock.

I thought it would help families and illustrate we had ended gridlock.

He said the train, with others to follow, would end "gridlock and wing-lock."