1.   And he praised an agreement under which the federal Bonneville Power Administration will fund fish and wildlife programs for the next six years.

2.   At a news conference Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama was somewhat restrained in praising the agreement.

3.   A few Republicans have cautiously praised the agreement, voicing concern that overturning it would reignite a crisis without guaranteeing that North Korea would stop its nuclear program.

4.   A White House spokeswoman on Thursday night praised the agreement.

5.   Acting Governor Paul Cellucci also praised the agreement, pointing out that his administration had pushed EPA and GE to keep talking when they reached an impasse last spring.

6.   After little sleep, Herman made the rounds on the morning news programs praising the agreement and noting the message it sends to companies on labor-management relations.

7.   Also caught by surprise was state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin, who appears in a new Checchi ad praising his agreement to meet her pledge to increase school spending.

8.   Bustamante, in a telephone interview, also praised the agreement.

9.   But since the accord, South Korea has praised the agreement and begun preparations for resuming political discussions and business relationships in the North.

10.   Clinton, who has praised the agreement but called on greater authority for the FDA, is expected to read the summary after leaving for vacation Sunday.