91.   Workers have been threatening to strike since prices for basic goods have gone up in recent weeks and as negotiations for salary raises reached an impasse.

92.   French Defense Minister Charles Millon said on Tuesday in Washington that he had reached an impasse on the issue in talks with his US counterpart.

93.   In a newspaper interview Tuesday the US diplomat said the on-going war would not impede his negotiations and denied his efforts had reached an impasse.

94.   In Helsinki Sunday, Arafat accused Israel of delaying the elections, but denied that the Israeli-PLO peace talks had reached an impasse.

95.   Arafat said Monday the peace process had reached an impasse but denied that it was dead.

96.   Attempts at reconciliation have reached an impasse.

97.   But Arafat denied the process was dead although it had reached an impasse.

98.   But the ITAR-TASS correspondent said moves to carry out the swap had reached an impasse, and Sadirov had ordered his gunmen to prepare for a fight.

99.   Diplomatic efforts to reconcile the two leaders have reached an impasse.

100.   They have threatened a six-day general strike from Saturday if the two sides do not reach an agreement to end the political impasse before then.