1.   The presidential candidate is expected to announce his choice for a running mate Saturday in his native Russell, Kan.

2.   Scottish Television will announce its choice within the next two weeks.

3.   Allen was elected on a voice vote, with each legislator announcing their choice individually.

4.   At last Vicente Fox Quesada is expected to begin announcing the choices for his cabinet on Wednesday.

5.   Bush has yet to announce his choice for UN ambassador.

6.   Costas and McKay were the original choices announced.

7.   Dole is scheduled to publicly announce his choice Saturday at a rally at the Russell County Courthouse in his hometown of Russell, Kan.

8.   Equifax says it withdrew from contention and decided to go it alone before the banking association announced its choice.

9.   Government officials said the president might announce his choice even before leaving on Wednesday for his summit meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia.

10.   Generally, Dole advisers and Republican operatives urge him to announce his choice in July or earlier.