11.   As on most previous shuttles, Christopher had skipped Lebanon, which follows the lead of Syria, the undisputed power in the Mediterranean state.

12.   While in New York on Wednesday, Goldin presented Giuliani with an American flag carried into space on a previous shuttle mission.

13.   But a previous shuttle mission by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, who visited both capitals, twice failed to break the deadlock.

14.   But a previous shuttle mission by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin who visited both capitals twice failed to break the deadlock.