1.   This morning, Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda renewed his plea that companies sell dollars to ease the pressure driving the baht to record lows.

2.   A group of anti-war lawmakers just returned from Grozny renewed their plea to call off the offensive.

3.   Also, European Commission President Jacques Santer will renew his plea to implement an indepth EU reform before newcomers join.

4.   Arafat also renewed a plea for financial support for the Palestinians, whose economy has been paralyzed by recurring closures imposed on their territories.

5.   As warfare escalated in Bosnia, Pope John Paul II on Saturday renewed his plea for peace in the Balkans.

6.   Holbrooke renewed his plea for a diplomatic solution.

7.   No arrests had been made in the case Sunday, as officials renewed pleas that whoever planted the bombs contact them and make their grievances clear.

8.   Officials on Sunday renewed pleas that whoever planted the bombs contact them and make their grievances clear.

9.   Santer will also renew his plea to implement an in-depth institutional reform before newcomers join, an issue still unresolved despite two years of negotiations.

10.   Annan has renewed a plea for a multinational humanitarian force to go into Zaire to help the refugees.