91.   The chief Middle East negotiator, Dennis Ross, met with former Gen. Colin Powell, the secretary of state-designate.

92.   The chief negotiator for President Ernesto Zedillo has announced his intention to put new proposals on the table in the coming days.

93.   The chief negotiator for the Senate Republicans, Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, was slightly more sanguine.

94.   The chief negotiators in the initial discussions included the chairman of Telefonica, Juan Villalonga, and the chief executive of Lycos, Bob Davis.

95.   The clubs have not said who will replace Beeston as chief negotiator.

96.   The commission said its investigation showed that Yuraszeck, as chief negotiator, failed to disclose important details of the agreement in filings he signed last month.

97.   The ordinance would strip the mayor of his role as chief negotiator with state and federal governments.

98.   The president said he instructed chief U.S. negotiator Robert L. Gallucci to sign the agreement in Geneva on Friday, when finishing touches will be added to the accord.

99.   The three-paragraph declaration was dragged out of the delegation after the chief American negotiator, Ambassador Christopher Hill, entreated them to look into their hearts.

100.   The two senior officials were accompanied by their chief negotiators, Ira Shapiro for the U.S. and Ministry for International Trade and Industry Vice Minister Yoshihiro Sakamoto for Japan.