1.   Also approved was drastic action against Sendero Luminoso and the illegal drugs trade.

2.   Also approved was a bill that would make it a crime for the first time to solicit membership in a criminal street gang.

3.   Also approved was an injunction barring the university from implementing or enforcing an English-only policy.

4.   Also approved was the re-establishment of a Department of Disarmament Affairs in New York.

5.   If approved by a federal judge, the fine will be the largest penalty for an environmental crime ever collected in California, said U.S. Attorney Nora M. Manella.

6.   If approved by the full council, it would be the largest such toilet contract in the world, according to a company representative.

7.   If approved, the rate cut likely would be the final rate-setting action taken by the department before the open rating system supercedes its authority.

8.   If there is a political stampede to approve this bill, Congress must rewrite and broaden it to cover all manner of persecution and all religious groups equally.

9.   Also approved was a provision offered by Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole that would bar aid to any country that blocks distribution of U.S. humanitarian assistance.

10.   Also approved was a political declaration enshrining democracy and respect for human rights as the continents guiding principles.