1.   A power struggle with the president has weakened Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, but the billionaire premier appears to be surviving the storm.

2.   The opposition has accused the billionaire premier of aiming to remove an article in the constitution which prevents ministers from holding stakes in companies which hold government concessions.

3.   The opposition has accused the billionaire premier of aiming to remove an article in the constitution which prevents ministers from holding stakes in companies that hold government concessions.

4.   Opposition members have charged the government with implementing the measure in order to protect officials of Fininvest, the mammoth communications group owned by the billionaire premier.

5.   Opposition members have charged the government with trying to protect officials of Fininvest, the mammoth communications group owned by the billionaire premier.

6.   The beleaguered billionaire premier confirmed Thursday he would see President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro for a midday meeting at which he was widely expected to announce his resignation.

7.   The government is heavy on philosophical rhetoric about the program, as the billionaire premier has repeatedly called for stimulation of creativity and innovation at the local level.