1.   At a separate briefing, campaign spokesman Ari Fleischer announced his own appointment, saying Bush had chosen him to be White House press secretary.

2.   At a separate briefing, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen was asked whether figures issued Friday showing rising employment in the United States meant that the economy was overheating.

3.   In a separate briefing, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the bombing is only a limited solution.

4.   In a separate briefing, trade minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said the government will unveil a second supplementary budget in the fall to spur growth.

5.   In a separate briefing on the same day, however, Manilov refused to consider such talks.

6.   In a separate briefing, trade minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said the government will unveil a second supplementary budget in the fall to stimulate growth.

7.   In a separate briefing for the critics, Carter said pretty much the same thing.

8.   Neither Rumsfeld nor Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman who addressed a separate briefing, would speculate on when ground forces might be used in Afghanistan.

9.   Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson told reporters in a separate briefing that he gets daily briefings on security concerns.

10.   State Department spokesman Nick Burns, however, declined at a separate briefing today to say if Christopher will lead the delegation.