11.   The Haaretz report came as Clinton was to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Washington on Thursday.

12.   The newspaper report came as the government waited to hear from the rebels about the relaxation of the embargo.

13.   The report came as financial markets have been bracing for bad news about inflation.

14.   The report came as the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, began a two-day visit to the troubled West African country Thursday.

15.   The report came one day after Labor reported that manufacturing prices remained flat in July, another sign that inflation is under control.

16.   The report came to light after Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Sunday ordered a one-week freeze on existing government-sponsored building in West Bank settlements.

17.   The reports came as U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met in Damascus on Monday with Syria President Hafez Assad to try and get the deadlocked talks resumed.

18.   The reports came out as George W. Bush was spelling out his ideas to improve Medicare.

19.   The report came a day after the United States promised speedy trials, and came as a U.S. envoy was meeting with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.

20.   The report came as Democrats renewed their call for funds they say would thwart a school-crowding crisis in America.