1.   And his consistent support of international trade measures like the North American Free Trade Agreement and favorable trade relations with China runs against the views of organized labor.

2.   Aides said Clinton struck back on his support for the trade measures.

3.   But a dozen Democratic supporters of the trade measure met with House Speaker Newt Gingrich to urge him to push forward with a vote.

4.   But late Thursday afternoon, Lott stepped to the floor and said he could fit the legislation in before a highway bill and a trade measure.

5.   But most had ultimately decided that the trade measure did not take into account their concerns about labor and environmental conditions in other countries.

6.   Clinton did not concede defeat on the trade measure, however.

7.   Clinton warned that defeat of the trade measure would damage the international standing of the United States and threaten growth in the domestic economy.

8.   Democrats want tens of billions in additional spending, and tighter labor and environmental standards than Bush has been willing to accept in a trade measure.

9.   Gore, who has long supported free trade initiatives, has tiptoed around the China trade measure because of unexpectedly strong labor opposition.

10.   He said approval of the trade measure should be tied to a package of aid for displaced workers.