1. A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis. 2. Albright said she had expected Chinese leaders to cancel her visit following the death last Wednesday of Deng. 3. Catholic leaders then canceled a counterprotest set to take place only a few hundred yards away from the Protestant march. 4. Fearing defeat, House Republican leaders Thursday canceled their plans for a floor debate this week on a Republican campaign finance bill. 5. In return, Democratic leaders canceled their threats to consider ousting her as the highest ranking woman in the Democratic Party. 6. Republican leaders canceled a scheduled vote and spent the day scrambling to hold support. 7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased a gain after Republican congressional leaders canceled a budget meeting at the White House. 8. The U.S. currency pared its early gains after Clinton and Congressional leaders canceled a budget negotiating session originally scheduled for this afternoon. 9. Powell had planned to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but the Egyptian leader canceled the meeting hours before Powell arrived. 10. As Liberia continued its collapse into anarchy, West African leaders canceled emergency peace talks after most of the key players failed to show up. |