1.   After coming up short last year, congressional Republicans will try again to overhaul FDA procedures to speed up the review times and loosen approval requirements.

2.   After coming up short on their offer to Kenny Rogers, the Rangers yesterday turned to free agents Ken Hill and Mike Henneman for pitching help.

3.   But, conforming to a familiar pattern, they stranded five runners over those two innings while coming up short.

4.   Charismatic, who many doubted through the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, gave his all and then even more before coming up short in his bid to become royalty.

5.   The Marriott kept trained staff on three- and four-day workweeks, despite the slowdown in business, to keep from coming up short during the Games.