11.   The school board unanimously approved the motion, presented by board member George Kiriyama, to a cheering audience.

12.   Wednesday, Republicans are poised to compound their public relations problem by rejecting a motion to drop the charges and then approving a motion to call witnesses.

13.   Yesterday, a bankruptcy judge in Massachusetts approved a motion for class-action status in a lawsuit against the retailer seeking unspecified damages.

14.   Yesterday, a judge approved a motion for a class-action lawsuit against Sears, and several other suits are seeking class-action status.

15.   Parliament is expected to approve the motion later today.

16.   An absolute majority was needed to approve the motion.

17.   But Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin raised the stakes Tuesday by saying he might submit his resignation immediately if the first no-confidence motion was approved.

18.   Costa Rican lawmakers have approved a motion to ban unmarried women from undergoing artificial insemination.

19.   If lawmakers approve the motion a second time within three months, Yeltsin has the authority under the constitution to dissolve parliament and set new elections.

20.   If lawmakers approve a no-confidence motion twice within three months, the president has the authority to dissolve parliament and schedule new elections.