1.   President Clinton supports statehood and Democratic majorities in both houses would bode well.

2.   Pro-statehood Gov. Pedro Rossello insisted his cause had won, arguing that almost all people who voted for an actual status definition supported statehood.

3.   Arafat urged U.S. President George W. Bush to act on statements supporting Palestinian statehood.

4.   But at the start of a separate session with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the president sidestepped a question whether U.S. policy had shifted to support Palestinian statehood.

5.   But at the start of a separate session with Rabin, the president sidestepped a question whether U.S. policy had shifted to support Palestinian statehood.

6.   But India has over the years supported Palestinian statehood.

7.   Egypt, which has acted as a mediator in talks between the Palestinians and Israel, has long supported Palestinian statehood.

8.   Gov. Pedro Rossello, who supports statehood for Puerto Rico, has said he would like to see the Southern Command move its facilities here.

9.   Herbst did not talk to reporters, but U.S. officials indicated it backed the one-year extension, although it stopped short of supporting statehood.

10.   Regardless of the numbers, pro-statehood Gov. Pedro Rossello insisted his cause had won, arguing that almost all people who voted for an actual status definition supported statehood.