1.   A committee including members of both houses will now meet to approve the final form of the new law.

2.   The shareholder meeting to approve the proposal had to be delayed twice before enough proxies arrived to approve the measure.

3.   When the NHL met to approve the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins to Mario Lemieux, Bruins owner Jerry Jacobs asked Lemieux the amount of his player payroll.

4.   Powell will attend an Organization of American States foreign ministers meeting to approve a charter setting democratic standards for the region.

5.   Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said that once the draft was finished, Netanyahu and Arafat would meet to approve it.

6.   Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that once the draft was finished, Netanyahu and Arafat would meet to approve it.

7.   Albright said U.S. officials would brief sanctions committee members later Wednesday, but did not say when the committee was expected to formally meet to approve the procedures.

8.   China and Russia had refused to formally meet to approve the resolution until NATO stopped bombing.

9.   China and Russia had refused to formally meet to approve the resolution until NATO stopped bombing Yugoslavia.

10.   EU-NIGERIA, the EU meets to approve an arms embargo against Nigeria but shies away from oil sanctions.