11.   Human rights advocates reacted skeptically Monday to a report that Chinese and U.S. negotiators are on the verge of settling their longstanding dispute over human rights.

12.   Longstanding disputes over the diminishing water supply came to a head in May after the tribe began pumping water from a new well to supply its foundering fish hatchery.

13.   Not surprisingly, the loudest came from Syria, which is in a state of war with Israel and has longstanding disputes over land and water with Turkey.

14.   President Bill Clinton and Australian Prime Minister John Howard will announce today an end to the longstanding dispute, the official said.

15.   The Christian Coalition and Sierra Club are both engaged in longstanding disputes with tax regulators.

16.   The department is trying to speed up the settlement of longstanding disputes about rebates and rollbacks on property and liability premiums for both individuals and businesses.

17.   The federal government will use that water to help settle longstanding disputes with several Indian tribes.

18.   The U.S. and Japan face a Sunday deadline for reaching an accord in the longstanding insurance dispute.

19.   Wilkerson is also negotiating to resolve a longstanding dispute over her campaign finances.

20.   Palestinians and Israelis were preparing Sunday to resume peace talks under the stewardship of U.S. envoy Dennis Ross, with solutions to longstanding disputes still remote.