The description of the negotiations came today from senior Bush administration officials, as they called around Europe and Asia warning allies of the impending announcement.

Even before the White House had made the news public, war opponents were using the impending announcement to criticize the administration's Iraq policy.

As word of Citicorp's impending announcement began to leak out late yesterday, stock and bond prices fell dramatically.

There is no joy at the White House about the impending announcement.

As the president's impending announcement generated hallway chatter throughout the day, politics were never far from the surface.

The Post goes with President Clinton's impending announcement of an aid package promising Colombia more than $1 billion over the next two years.

Executives at Corning also acknowledged the impending announcement.

Reports of an impending announcement regarding a move to Baltimore sent Cleveland city officials scrambling last night.

When word leaked out early this morning of the impending announcement, buyers lined up before the bond market opened.

The Syracuse spokesman Kevin Morrow said he was unaware of any impending announcement by the university.