41.   But on Capitol Hill, there was little evidence that the aid package was headed for quick passage.

42.   But the aid package is mired in turf battles and even abortion politics.

43.   But the president will emphasize ideas designed to transfer technical know-how rather than announce big aid packages financed by U.S. taxpayers.

44.   But when commodity prices plummeted, farmers turned into virtual welfare recipients, and Congress responded with a series of emergency aid packages.

45.   Colombia, the chief drug exporter, has ceded ground to guerrilla bandits, and an American aid package for Bogota is bogged down in Congress.

46.   Congress on Friday approved the emergency aid package.

47.   Clinton yesterday endorsed a Dutch plan to help Eastern Europe with a transatlantic financial aid package while stopping short of committing any U.S. money to it.

48.   Coleman said approval of the aid package is vital to stabilizing the value of the peso, which has plunged in value over the past six weeks.

49.   Cunningham referred to a recently proposed U.S. economic aid package for the declining Mexican peso.

50.   Discussions on a financial aid package are on hold.