11.   Congressional approval was assured on Thursday, when the Senate and House negotiators resolved the remaining differences between the two chambers.

12.   Even after that, a new U.S. proposal from Clinton in December led to a final round of talks at Taba that dramatically narrowed the remaining differences.

13.   High level talks were continuing today on remaining differences, which center on administration requests for higher domestic spending.

14.   House negotiators are now working with their Senate counterparts to iron out remaining differences in the House and Senate bill, House Commerce Committee spokesman Mike Collins said.

15.   If the remaining differences are resolved, at this time next year nations will begin to ratify an International Criminal Court treaty.

16.   In Dublin, Bruton said agreement was near on the remaining differences with Britain, and that he thought the document would be published soon.

17.   Labor costs account for much of the remaining difference, she said.

18.   Negotiators say that enough progress has been made that representatives from all sides are traveling to Houston this weekend to try to resolve the remaining differences.

19.   Mosley said government negotiators from the two sides will talk via phone over the next few weeks in an attempt to narrow remaining differences before the January talks.

20.   Negotiators must first resolve remaining differences.