11.   Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that officials from each region had agreed to work to pass the necessary legislation and regulations as soon as possible.

12.   Cheney promised that the administration would work to pass a patients bill of rights and work for education and Social Security reform.

13.   For months, Rep. Christopher Shays has worked to pass legislation that would ban certain largely unregulated political donations.

14.   The ministry said the government will work to pass the necessary legislation as soon as possible.