1.   He will now return as a full-time assistant at USC, filling one of two remaining vacancies on the coaching staff.

2.   Michael Powell, son of retired Gen. Colin Powell, is widely expected to be named to the remaining Republican vacancy.

3.   He planned to work in the Kremlin Thursday, filling remaining vacancies in the new government, the reports said.

4.   He was at work in the Kremlin Thursday and filled remaining vacancies in the new government, the reports said.

5.   If all goes well, Martz could have two of the three remaining vacancies filled within the next few days.

6.   The decision to withdraw the Clinton judicial nominees comes as Bush starts to look at filling the remaining vacancies with his own nominees.

7.   Toronto named Buck Martinez as manager on Thursday, filling the other remaining vacancy.

8.   Yeltsin met Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his two top deputies, Anatoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov, to fill remaining vacancies in the cabinet.