Preliminary talks between mayoral aides and Council staff members have produced tentative agreement on $55 million in spending cuts, Mr. Jones said.

The resignation of Shakrai fuelled speculation of a possible falling out between him and other top presidential aides.

This increase from the Mayor's original proposal was a product of the negotiations between the City Council and Mayoral aides.

The Palestinians postponed a planned meeting between aides to the Palestinian and Israeli prime ministers.

To him, the timing suggests a secret deal must have been struck between aides of Ronald Reagan and Iranians.

He seemed surprised when reporters asked him about another fight among members of the coaching staff, this one in the press box, between aides to Ryan and Gilbride.

But it also undermines one of the homes' selling points - continuous warm relations between residents and aides.

The figure is similar between teaching assistants and aides reaching 43.6 percent, although 7.6 percent of them have not found data.

In any event, Judge Johnson found that conversations between aides and Mrs. Clinton "fall under the executive privilege."

They suggested prosecutors are closely examining conversations between aides traveling with the Mr. Bush and colleagues or reporters in Washington.