1.   Over the years, city activists have lobbied, marched, demonstrated and generally made a nuisance of themselves over the statehood issue.

2.   The real statehood issues are ones of terms and timing.

3.   The statehood issue has now broken into the open in earnest, complicating the Clinton trip.

4.   Raising statehood issue could sabotage talks, Israel says.

5.   Arafat has sent conflicting messages concerning the statehood issue, but appears to have softened his rhetoric in recent weeks.

6.   Arafat, who arrived from Greece, has made several European stops before talks Tuesday with President Clinton in Washington on the statehood issue.

7.   Arafat, who arrived from Greece, has made several European stops before talks Tuesday with U.S. President Bill Clinton in Washington on the statehood issue.

8.   Arafat to meet Clinton, stick with statehood issue.

9.   Earlier this week, Arafat met with U.S. President Bill Clinton to discuss the statehood issue.

10.   Following his global consultations, he said the Palestinian leadership will meet and decide what to do on the statehood issue.