1.   A major stumbling block has been criticism of the Panamanian president for allowing the Cubans to come here to begin with.

2.   Pendel measures the Panamanian president, who barely deigns to speak to him, except for complaining that the pants are too tight.

3.   Moscoso has said that while she considers the asylum request, Montesinos could stay in Panama under a visa granted by a previous Panamanian president.

4.   New Panamanian president turns the tables on the past.

5.   Panamanian president casts doubt on drug center talks with U.S.

6.   Talks with the United States on plans for an international drug center at a former U.S. base in Panama are not going well, the Panamanian president says.

7.   Hla Min noted that the prosecution of former Panamanian president Antonio Noriega on drug-trafficking charges has failed to reduce narcotic production in that country.