1.   The new senate leader will join me in being a Junior partner to the presidential nominee.

2.   Initially, since this is a touchy issue, senate Republican leader Joe Bruno and Democratic leader Marty Connor told their members that they could vote their consciences.

3.   Senate Democratic leader Thomas Daschle said this morning that congressional approval of a gas-tax repeal is inevitable.

4.   Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle appealed to House Republicans to not to tie government operations to the budget negotiations.

5.   Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said President Bill Clinton will go to Capitol Hill tomorrow to meet with the Democratic caucus.

6.   Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said today he hopes to obtain an up-or-down vote next month on a proposal to increase the minimum wage.

7.   Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle should keep trying to attach campaign reform to the highway measure and any other legislation, as Senate rules allow.

8.   Senate Democratic leaders on Monday invited the Republican majority in the Senate to join in passing a scaled-down version of health-care reform this year.

9.   Senate Democratic leaders previously had claimed their members were united against prolonging the trial.

10.   Senate leaders are trying to reach an agreement that would allow the legislation to come to the floor this month.