51.   A conference committee is trying to strike a deal.

52.   A conference committee now must meld the two different versions, and then pass the final bill through both houses before sending it to President Clinton for his signature.

53.   A conference committee of Senate and House members has been negotiating for nearly two weeks on the bill.

54.   A congressional conference committee will meet to hammer out a compromise on transportation spending, including the future funding of the Essential Air Service program.

55.   A conference committee is expected to act on the measure in the next couple of weeks , and then it will go to President Clinton for his signature.

56.   A conference committee is supposed to consider the different versions early this month for inclusion in an omnibus bill.

57.   A conference committee must now draft a final version.

58.   A conference committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International Relations Committee will convene soon to resolve differences between their bills.

59.   A conference committee stressed on Tuesday that judges may choose individually to make their investments public.

60.   A conference committee was convened to work out a compromise.