1.   Cardoso confirmed the date to reporters at the presidential palace after a meeting with the president of the Senate and the lower house, said a presidential spokeswoman.

2.   Clinton saw the movie in a private screening at the White House shortly before its general release, a presidential spokeswoman said.

3.   When asked about the appearance of impropriety in her appointment as presidential spokeswoman, she was adamant.

4.   A presidential spokeswoman, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said the government was studying the report and had no comment Friday.

5.   Chirac and Clinton spoke by telephone to discuss the indictment by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, said French presidential spokeswoman, Catherine Colonna.

6.   Chirac briefed Mubarak about the talks in Paris while Albright was meeting with Barak and Arafat, French presidential spokeswoman Catherine Colonna said Wednesday night.

7.   Doctors continued treating the president as planned Tuesday and said his condition was improving, a presidential spokeswoman said.

8.   During their talk, Grasso invited Reyes to visit Wall Street and see for himself how the markets work, said presidential spokeswoman Nancy Villesca.

9.   Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze checked into the central military hospital Thursday for a medical checkup, a presidential spokeswoman said.

10.   His comments were reported by presidential spokeswoman Park Sun-sook.