51.   The leaders are still discussing how to cut Medicaid, how to finance criminal justice programs and how to pay for athletic stadium construction projects around the state.

52.   The leaders discussed a French proposal for job creation and other social issues to be pushed higher up the agenda, Dini said.

53.   The leaders discussed the possibility of a short-term debt ceiling increase that might permit continued federal borrowing through early December, the House speaker said.

54.   The leaders were discussing the political ramifications of the ethics charges brought against Gingrich, of Georgia.

55.   The leaders will discuss a host of social and economic issues, ranging from the spread of AIDS to efforts to alleviate world poverty.

56.   The retired chairman of Monsanto Co. said in an interview that corporate leaders have discussed the possibility of unilaterally ending their enormous soft money contributions to political parties.

57.   The two leaders did not discuss disarmament, which is called decommissioning here, but made oblique references to the problem.

58.   The two leaders did not discuss foreign exchange, he added.

59.   The two leaders also discussed the issue of closer European Union integration, as a key summit in Amsterdam draws near.

60.   The two leaders also discussed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, peace efforts in Bosnia and the Middle East and environmental issues.