51.   Luzzatto denied that the White House has notified Iraq of a deadline to permit resumption of U.N. weapons inspections or face retaliation.

52.   Never mind that the United States and Iraq are beating war drums over weapons inspections.

53.   No sooner did he agree to weapons inspections than he began to handcuff the inspectors.

54.   Officials feared this would not force Saddam to allow unrestricted weapon inspections.

55.   Oil prices recovered from early lows once traders became aware of the latest dispute over Iraqi weapons inspections.

56.   Officially, Kuwait has always said it would prefer that the bitter dispute between Iraq and the United Nations over weapons inspections be resolved through diplomatic means.

57.   Oil prices rebounded from early lows once traders became aware of the latest dispute over Iraqi weapons inspections.

58.   Pieces of such a strategy are already in place, including international weapons inspections and the readiness to use military force to coerce Iraqi cooperation.

59.   Prices also fell after United Nations failed to punish Iraq for blocking weapons inspections.

60.   President Saddam Hussein called for a freeze on all weapons inspections and even on discussion of sites considered to be sensitive, Iraqi and United Nations officials said Wednesday.