1. A planned trip by PLO chair Yassir Arafat to Syria in mid-October was cancelled at the last moment. 2. Also at risk was a planned trip next month to Beijing by Defense Secretary William Cohen. 3. And that schedule does not include any planned trips to fill the campaign coffers of individual candidates and state Democratic parties. 4. And it will serve as a prelude to a planned Riordan trip to Asia next year to promote Los Angeles. 5. Ashcroft has canceled a planned trip Tuesday to speak to the International Association of Police Chiefs in Toronto. 6. Because of the discussions about Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called off a planned trip to Washington next week. 7. A planned March trip to China will offer a bigger challenge, with recent revelations that Beijing may have funneled campaign contributions to the Democrats. 8. A planned trip to Malaysia is also in question. 9. A spokeswoman at the presidential palace said he could also postpone a planned trip to Switzerland. 10. Clinton canceled a planned trip to Boston Monday to remain in Washington as the deadline neared. |