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The New York Times / By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL with JOSEPH KAHN BEIJING, May 20 -- The Clinton administration has argued that Congress should vote for normal trade relations with China because it is in the United States' national security interest, strengthening reformist forces in China. A huge number of influential Chinese agree.

INDEPENDENT (London) / 19 May 2000 / By Paul Waugh, Political Correspondent Labour MPs combined with the Opposition yesterday to demand a tightening of genetically modified crop controls in respone to the revelation that GM seeds had been mistakenly planted across the country.

INDEPENDENT (London) / 19 May 2000 / By Paul Waugh, Political Correspondent Both the Government and Advanta Seeds UK are facing multi-million-pound legal claims and possibly criminal prosecution over the GM crops blunder.

South China Morning Post Lobbying ahead of next week's vote on permanent Normal Trade Relations has hit fever pitch as all the players fight for their interests in what the Clinton administration has described as an "extraordinarily important issue" for the US economy and national security.

May 18, 2000 / The British Times / Editorial

The Christian Science Monitor / Ann Scott Tyson, Special correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- With soft gray hair and a Mr. Rogers-like demeanor, Rep. Robert Matsui (D) of California is an unlikely arm-twister. These days, though, the sight of Mr. Matsui sauntering over is enough to send fellow Democrats ducking for cover.

By SUSAN STOCUM / Associated Press Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- As part of a $100 million settlement of a federal lawsuit, Cargill on Tuesday admitted to growing Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.'s seed corn in order to isolate unique genetic material for its own use.

ABCNews / By Carter M. Yang WASHINGTON, May 18 - A pitched battle in Congress over a landmark deal to open up trade with China is making strange bedfellows of some usually bitter political enemies.