11.   Bolger announced late yesterday that he will resign before the end of the year.

12.   A commission of Congress late yesterday approved the extradition of suspected drug criminals.

13.   A federal judge late yesterday sided with the Federal Trade Commission that combining the two biggest office-supply retailers would hinder competition.

14.   A meeting of producers to discuss the situation set for Friday may be postponed, Colombian officials said late yesterday.

15.   A phone call late yesterday from Schaeffer sealed the deal.

16.   A suit was filed late yesterday in US District Court in Boston, alleging wrongs done to Micron Technology shareholders by Magellan, Vinik and parent firm FMR Corp.

17.   A U.S. industry group reported an unexpectedly large rise in crude inventories late yesterday.

18.   Aetna late yesterday said the chief financial officer of its Aetna US Healthcare subsidiary was resigning.

19.   After carefully interrogating all known witnesses, Rodney Peete mounted the podium late yesterday with a report on his afternoon at Texas Stadium.

20.   But neither Ware, who was in meetings late yesterday, nor City Attorney Sam Lindsay could be reached for comment.