51.   Their departure left virtually no one in the White House who spoke the language of organized labor and the liberal wing of the House Democratic caucus.

52.   They also hope to build majorities using moderates in both the Republican and Democratic caucuses in the House.

53.   They planned to hold a series of meetings next week to decide how to propose handling the problem when the full Democratic caucus meets later in the week.

54.   Wednesday, Clinton is scheduled to travel to Capitol Hill to sit down with the House Democratic caucus.

55.   Delegates won by each candidate in the Democratic caucuses in Iowa on Monday.

56.   Frankel said during a Democratic caucus Tuesday that Republican leaders had approached some Democrats offering key committee assignments if they switched their votes.

57.   Gephardt, who has labored more than five years to unite an unwieldy Democratic caucus, sought to remain publicly aloof from the China struggle.

58.   He was kicked out of the Democratic caucus in January because he voted for GOP Rep. Dennis Hastert to remain House speaker.

59.   In opposing the legislation, Gephardt would side with the majority of his own Democratic caucus.

60.   Jeffords informed associates and aides that he would become an independent and align himself with the Democratic caucus, according to officials familiar with the conversations.