101.   Rugova had said Friday that the government offensive must stop before peace talks can begin.

102.   Russia says China agrees that NATO bombing must stop before peace talks.

103.   Rain, which hampered the morning warmup causing several drivers to tailspin, stopped before the start.

104.   Rugova said already on Friday that the government offensive must stop before peace talks can begin.

105.   Rugova said Friday all military operations carried out by the government must stop before negotiations can begin.

106.   Sharon has said repeatedly that the violence must stop before peace negotiations can resume, and that talk of a Palestinian state now is premature.

107.   Rugova said Friday that the government offensive must stop before peace talks can begin.

108.   Rugova had said earlier that the government offensive must stop before peace talks can begin.

109.   Sharon has also told Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that violence must stop before peace negotiations resume.

110.   Sharon, meanwhile, has told Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that violence must stop before peace negotiations resume.