41.  President Bill Clinton began another round of budget talks with Republican congressional leaders Wednesday afternoon, just minutes after launching a harsh attack on Repulblican lawmakers.

42.  Such a denial is unusual in Mexico, where former presidents have traditionally ignored even harsh political attacks from their successors.

43.  The harsh attack came as China continued a week-long military exercise that includes the firing of missiles into a splash zone just north of Taiwan.

44.  The newspaper regularly runs harsh attacks on forces in the west which it believes are trying to subvert the government.