11.   Still, negotiators hoped to wrap up a final compromise bill late Thursday that could be sent to President Clinton for his signature by this weekend.

12.   Vilches said negotiators hoped to reach a trade pact and set up a dispute settlement mechanism similar to panels Canada shares with the U.S. to mediate possible trade conflicts.

13.   After missing numerous deadlines, negotiators now reportedly hope to reach agreement by early September.

14.   Although it has been slow, international negotiators had hoped the talks could lead to talks on a political settlement.

15.   But U.S. negotiators hope a round of talks in Berlin this month will open the way for a visit to the United States by a high-level North Korean official.

16.   Clinton is to travel to Berlin the first week of June, and negotiators had hoped a completed agreement could be signed then by him and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

17.   He said the next five to six weeks would be crucial for the treaty negotiators hope to conclude in June.

18.   House-Senate negotiators were hoping to meet formally today.

19.   House-Senate negotiators were hoping to meet formally on Thursday.

20.   Hoeffel said negotiators still hoped to have both a plan of action and political document finished by Thursday night.