1.   A. I believe he said he would see him that evening at a holiday reception.

2.   President Clinton looked weary during holiday receptions at the White House, more than once cutting loose with his exasperation at budget negotiations with Republicans.

3.   She will play host to some eight holiday receptions, along with playing a central role in millennium festivities in Washington.

4.   He met with Anthony Lake, the White House national security adviser, hours before the holiday reception.

5.   In Jerusalem, Israeli police briefly detained the leading Palestinian official for the city as he was hosting a Muslim holiday reception at a hotel in east Jerusalem.

6.   McMichael met with Anthony Lake, White House national security adviser hours before the holiday reception.

7.   Two Palestinians are shot dead in the West Bank and a prominent Palestinian official is briefly detained in Jerusalem while holding a Muslim holiday reception.