21.   Both sides said earlier today they had agreed in principle on a bill to fund the government for another six weeks.

22.   But earlier today, Simpson pal A.C. Cowlings was stopped as he tried to leave the country.

23.   Canadian Transport Minister David Anderson left Ottawa earlier today on a Canadian Airlines International Ltd. flight to participate in rescue talks for the cash-strapped carrier.

24.   Clinton bristled earlier today when a reporter asked if he was concerned about the politics of base closings.

25.   Clinton, speaking to a roundtable earlier today with a handful of students from midwestern universities, criticized Senate Republicans for trying to scale back loans for college students.

26.   Concern eased earlier today as investors focused on signs the last rate rise in December was beginning to slow economic growth, Hurd said.

27.   Daimler said earlier today it will stop helping the unprofitable Dutch aircraft company.

28.   Dozens of federal agents entered the Beverly Hills headquarters of J.B. Oxford earlier today, evacuating employees after interviewing them and removing file boxes of documents in shopping carts.

29.   Earlier today, crude oil futures rose on concern that oil exports will be disrupted.

30.   Earlier today, FDA staff members detailed several safety concerns with bone density loss, liver and kidney damage.