51.   A senior aide to Clinton said the Treasury secretary deals with debt issues and Congress should deal with Rubin.

52.   A senior aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said the matter had not become a source of personal conflict between Giuliani and Bratton.

53.   A senior presidential aide said the Senate would never approve an arms control treaty that did not have the unequivocal support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

54.   A senior Republican aide on the transportation committee said Gingrich offered a compromise Tuesday morning in a meeting with Republican staff members on the committee.

55.   A senior aide to Bush said Powell would travel to the region with a broad mandate.

56.   A senior aide to the Democratic leadership said the leaders had warned the freshmen not to trust the Republicans to keep their promises.

57.   A senior aide to the prime minister, Yitzhak Molcho, telephoned Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, to assure him that Netanyahu opposed the project.

58.   A senior Bush aide said Friday that only one appointment would be announced today in Crawford, where Bush has a ranch.

59.   A senior congressional aide said one Democrat was promised a highway in his district.

60.   A senior Democratic aide said Daschle and Dole were meeting to try to resolve the issue.