State officials and Congressional lawmakers said the failure to review and react to the danger notices might have put thousands of people and the environment at risk of toxic contamination.

The e-mail message comes as Congressional lawmakers engage in the latest round of debate over whether non-financial companies, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, should be allowed to buy or charter so-called industrial loan companies that are operated like banks.

Surely there are better ways for Congressional lawmakers to demonstrate their love of country than to dilute Americans' free-speech rights.

A panel of federal judges and a group of Congressional lawmakers are deciding whether to overturn the landmark liberalization of the rules, one of the most important deregulatory actions undertaken in the Bush administration.

Mr. Bush planned to travel to Washington on Sunday night for two days of meetings with Congressional lawmakers, Vice President Al Gore and maybe President Clinton.

The meeting with Mr. Foley, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Gephardt and Vice President-elect Al Gore was Mr. Clinton's first post-election encounter with Congressional lawmakers.

PAGE A20 Promises for Shuttle Safety Several Congressional lawmakers said they would move quickly to secure money for safety improvements to the space shuttle.

She recalled that she was so angry with Congressional lawmakers' reasons for not passing child care legislation backed by the Children's Defense Fund that she took the long way to work to avoid passing the Capitol.

So what are Congressional lawmakers waiting for?

The Pentagon worked closely with Congressional lawmakers to ensure military families were protected in the expansion of the law.