11.   He said the president had actually lost some of his Republican support for expanded trade authority.

12.   He was scheduled to make a major speech Wednesday putting forth the case for expanded trade with China, an issue on which both parties in Congress are divided.

13.   His efforts in the South Carolina primary are part of a push to defeat the expanded trade authority.

14.   Linking free trade with the growth of democracy, Clinton called for expanded trade with Asia and other parts of the world.

15.   On Wednesday Clinton makes a major speech touting expanded trade with China, which will be one of the biggest fights this year on Capitol Hill.

16.   PBEC is an association of senior Pacific region executives dedicated to expanded trade and investment.

17.   President Clinton won a round in his drive to renew expanded trade negotiating authority when the Senate voted Tuesday to shut off stalling tactics by dissident Democrats.

18.   Republicans also leveled their own charges of isolationism as they noted that in recent years Democrats have led the opposition to expanded trade.

19.   Robert B. Zoellick, the U.S. trade representative, has argued that after the terrorist attacks the administration needs expanded trade power to help build the alliance against terrorism.

20.   The agreement is of special interest in Massachusetts, where business analysts believe expanded trade could add billions of dollars to the technology and financial services industries.