1.   Lawyers for each of the presidential candidates pressed ahead Wednesday with their preparations for oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court scheduled for Friday.

2.   The Chinese leader pressed ahead, despite the apology, with demands that Japan not deny its past.

3.   British Prime Minister John Major said in London he was determined to press ahead with negotiations, with or without Sinn Fein.

4.   Defying U.N. pressure to extradite three former Serb officers charged with war crimes, Yugoslavia pressed ahead Wednesday with its own probe, making them witnesses rather than suspects.

5.   Djindjic and Svilanovic both said Belgrade would continue to press ahead not only with cooperation with the ICTY but with democratization efforts and market reforms.

6.   Izetbegovic said he had considered cancelling his trip to Paris in the wake of the shelling but decided to press ahead to push the Bosnian cause.

7.   President Bill Clinton urged lawmakers Friday to press ahead on health care reform legislation, though the House of Representatives apparently is far from agreement on any bill.