European, American, and Japanese institutions seek to bolster Europe's unified currency to combat what they regard as a threat to world economy. Procedure would sacrifice one to save the other. Supporters of Vojislav Kostunica say he leads President Slobodan Milosevic in presidential election. Milosevic government calls for runoff election. Block move to join Europe's common currency in first popular test.
Vote threatens already fragile monetary experiment and rejects rapid European political integration.
Republicans fail to override president's rejection. Holds up new punitive actions on luxury European goods. Wen Ho Lee, accused of stealing sensitive nuclear weapons data, freed after serving nine months in prison, mostly in solitary confinement. Pleads guilty to one count of mishandling classified nuclear information. Officials report 67 percent of households completed and returned census forms in 2000, compared to 65 percent in 1990.