41.   Milosevic has gained negotiating authority for the Bosnian Serbs.

42.   President Clinton predicted approval by the U.S. Congress next year of fast-track trade negotiating authority.

43.   President Bill Clinton prepares a big fight over giving him the negotiating authority to expand free trade beyond Mexico to other Latin American countries.

44.   President Bush headed home from his first international conference to face a tough battle in winning negotiating authority from Congress to complete the deal.

45.   President Bush headed home from his first international conference to face a tough battle negotiating authority from Congress to complete the deal.

46.   President Clinton has unsuccessfully sought from Congress the negotiating authority he would need to achieve the same objective.

47.   Senate Democrats insisted on tying negotiating authority to worker protections, including health benefits for trade-dislocated workers.

48.   She said Congress was more likely to vote for a specific trade deal with demonstrable benefits for U.S. industries rather than a generic request for negotiating authority.

49.   Some Latin American countries are worried by the failure of U.S. President Bill Clinton to obtain fast-track negotiating authority from Congress.

50.   The Bush administration has indicated it will make an effort this year to get Congress to grant it the negotiating authority it needs to strike new global trade agreements.