1.   And in August, the CIA briefed the president at his Texas ranch about the hijack threat.

2.   Before leaving Wednesday evening he briefed the president on his recent meetings with leaders in the Middle East and Europe.

3.   Berger has told Congress that he did not brief the president on the problem until the next year.

4.   A White House official said Secretary of State Colin Powell made the decision to issue the travel warning Thursday and briefed the president the same day.

5.   After finishing with the congressmen, the president was briefed on the report from Richard Butler, chairman of the United Nations group overseeing the disarmament of Iraq.

6.   CBS News reported Wednesday that the president had been briefed about potential terrorist activity.

7.   Cohen, assigned by Clinton to seek a compromise, is expected to brief the president on the results of the discussions as early as Friday.

8.   Early the next morning, Cheney flew to Crawford to brief the president on the encounter before the Saudi leader arrived at the ranch.

9.   He was never called to brief the president on a major enforcement issue.

10.   Herman traveled with Clinton to St. Louis today and planned to brief the president on the UPS strike.