31.   The U.S. president canceled the trip for a Pacific Rim summit here because of the weapons showdown with Iraq.

32.   But the president cancelled a trip to Islamabad for a regional economic cooperation summit this week.

33.   The president also canceled a trip Sunday to California as the final preparations unfolded.

34.   The president also cancelled a Paris meeting with French President Jacques Chirac and a Madrid session with Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez.

35.   The president already has canceled a fundraising trip on Monday due to the budget showdown with the Congress.

36.   The television network Ecuavision complained that the president cancelled a previously scheduled interview after the release of the preliminary results, a spectacular setback for his administration.

37.   Less than two hours after the Clinton interview aired, the White House announced the president had cancelled his official visit to Japan because of the budget showdown.

38.   On Friday, the president cancelled a public appearance in Moscow because he had lost his voice, according to Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.

39.   The measure would change the current all-or-nothing method of dealing with a budgetary bill, allowing the president to cancel specific items before signing it into law.

40.   The president cancelled early Monday his attendance at a government meeting on economic issues, as well as a meeting with visiting former French prime minister Jacques Chirac.