In theory, therefore, there is plenty of time (the State Department investigation has no deadline) in which to find a face-saving fudge.

ECONOMIST: Down with free trade

Committee members complained that the deadline Senate leaders imposed on the investigation encouraged groups to evade the panel's subpoenas, knowing there was too little time for the committee to follow up with contempt of Congress citations.

CNN: By Jackie Koszczuk, CQ Staff Writer

The Irish government has given the tribunal a deadline of 31 October to complete its investigation.

BBC: Dublin reporter

It had been given a deadline of 30 November to complete its investigation.

BBC: Smithwick Tribunal to get six-month extension

All but a few White House staffers met a Tuesday deadline to turn over documents to the White House counsel that may be pertinent to the investigation, senior Bush administration officials said.

CNN: Sources: FBI quizzes Wilson, Novak

That is deadline time on two key trade issues: renewal of the semiconductor arrangement and completion of the investigation into unfair competition for consumer film and photographic paper.

CNN: SUMMITS