71.   The House Budget Committee began its debate on the bill, the first step in bringing the broadly outlined agreement to a vote by Congress.

72.   The House earlier today passed the Energy and Water spending bill, and began debate on the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill later today.

73.   The House will begin debate Thursday on the legislation.

74.   The president, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and several Cabinet secretaries stepped up attacks on Republicans last week as the Senate began its debate on health care reform.

75.   The Security Council began a debate Tuesday night on a resolution calling for an end to the arms embargo against the Muslim-led government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

76.   The Senate began debate Wednesday on the measure, which would overrule many regulations the Clinton administration imposed last year.

77.   The Senate is expected to begin debate on NATO expansion Friday and vote next week.

78.   The Senate this week could begin debates over Kosovo, but the format has not been set.

79.   The Senate began debate on the measure Tuesday afternoon, but no vote was expected until today.

80.   The Senate began its debate on GATT on Wednesday.