91.   The House, which is to vote on the bill later today, has no similar rule.

92.   The Liberal Democratic Party is scheduled to release later today its third stimulus package in three months.

93.   The Labor Department will issue unemployment and payroll figures for May at later today.

94.   The release of money-supply data for July later today is also expected to confirm the benign inflation outlook.

95.   The tax bill and a companion budget measure that covers most mandatory federal spending, including Medicare and Medicaid, could be unveiled later today or tomorrow.

96.   The U.S. Federal Reserve Board will meet later today to decide on interest rates there..

97.   The United Nations Security Council is expected to pass a resolution in a vote later today that would set conditions for imposing further sanctions on Iraq, diplomats said.

98.   The two companies expect to complete the merger later today, McCane said.

99.   The U.S. and Japan will return to the negotiating table in Washington later today to try to settle a heated dispute over air cargo routes.

100.   The U.S. central bank will hold a policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee meeting later today to discuss rates.