11.   The Senate Finance Committee approved the bill in early March, but Republican leaders delayed floor action for several reasons.

12.   They contend the decision to put the bill on a fast track is intended to circumvent organized opposition, and have called on the leaders to delay the vote.

13.   A small amount of aid arrived in eastern Zaire on Monday, but rebel leaders delayed its distribution.

14.   Bio declared himself head of state and called on political leaders to delay the vote until peace talks could be held with the RUF.

15.   Bio called on political leaders to delay the vote until peace talks could be held with the RUF.

16.   Bosnian Serb leaders delayed a final vote on the Balkan peace accord until Sunday, apparently trying to win last-minute support for the unpopular deal.

17.   But both leaders delayed their announcements and did not say why.

18.   Earlier Tuesday, before Netanyahu decided to put the agreement back on track, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat complained that the Israeli leader was willfully delaying implementation.

19.   However, both leaders delayed their announcements today as a car bomb exploded near a crowded outdoor Jerusalem market, killing two people.

20.   Israeli and Palestinian leaders delayed a truce announcement.