21.   The council action came after Butler briefed members on his aborted trip to Iraq earlier this week.

22.   Tobacco company representatives involved in settlement talks with state attorneys general are briefing members of the U.S. Congress, signaling the industry believes an agreement may be near.

23.   Tobacco company representatives involved in settlement talks with state attorneys general are briefing members of the U.S. Congress, signaling the industry believes an agreement may near.

24.   Union officials said they would not discuss details of the tentative agreement before their members are briefed.

25.   Administration officials have briefed members of the Bush team on the North Korean situation and said they received no advice from them on whether Clinton should make the trip.

26.   Administration officials briefed some members of Congress on the release.

27.   Baesler and Rep. Mark Neumann, R-Wis., will brief other members of Congress about their findings some time this week.

28.   CIA Director George Tenet was privately briefing members of the Senate Intelligence Committee late Tuesday on the incident.

29.   Council members were briefed on the peace initiative by Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahima Fall.

30.   Details would not be disclosed until union members were briefed, the USWA said in a statement.