11.   At the moment, there is a general agreement that the issue will be handled by the borders committee set up under the final status talks.

12.   Becerra sits on the Ways and Means Committee, which handles tax issues.

13.   A nine-member panel of government representatives, the Metropolitan Football Stadium District, was appointed to handle marketing issues and identify potential sponsors.

14.   A statewide referendum provides a politically safer way for lawmakers to handle the issue without disclosing their positions on the Confederate symbol.

15.   A third was disciplined for criticizing the way Preston Manning, leader of the party, handled the issue.

16.   Bruce Reed, the White House aide who handles tobacco issues, said that President Clinton would get involved in the issue after his return from Asia and Switzerland.

17.   Bryan Little, who handles labor issues for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said he was skeptical about that conclusion.

18.   Bush has not said how he would handle the issue if he makes it to the White House, but has said he favors an actual count.

19.   But a review of the way Clinton and her advisers has handled this issue suggests she was never eager to reach a deal.

20.   But all took the same line as McKnew in saying that the issue should be handled as part of an overall debate on tax revision.