EGYPT'S MUBARAK GIVEN VAST POWERS IN ARMS DEALS

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak won a vote of confidencefor what officials termed was vast authority in the procurement of weaponsfor the nation's military. The authority was relayed to Mubarak as part of measures required tooperate in the state of emergency in Egypt. Egypt has been under a state ofemergency for more than 22 years.