51.   GM has said that before any deal can be reached in Flint, the union must withdraw threats to strike at parts factories in Indianapolis and Dayton, Ohio.

52.   Hargrove threatened on Sunday to call a recess in the talks if a deal was not reached by noon Monday.

53.   Global Crossing was there first, reaching deals with both companies, while Qwest has entered with hostile bids.

54.   Greenspan declined to make any specific projection about how much further rates could fall after a budget deal is reached.

55.   Haron Amin, a Northern Alliance spokesman in Washington, said no final deal had been reached.

56.   He did not predict when the deal might be reached.

57.   Hargrove had threatened on Sunday to call a recess in the negotiations if a deal were not reached by noon Monday.

58.   He is confident that he will prevail in Senate trial if no censure deal is reached in advance, this friend said.

59.   He suggested that Ms. Messinger knew a deal had been reached to build the Staten Island school.

60.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich said today a balanced budget deal could be reached with the Clinton administration within the next two weeks.