1.   American special forces teams, along with CIA operatives, will be on the ground to assist these efforts in some places, sources said.

2.   Holder said forming federal partnerships with state and local authorities will greatly assist the effort against these crimes.

3.   Resources have been so strained that for the first time, fire management teams from other countries are assisting local efforts.

4.   Sandline said it had been asked by Penfold to assist the effort.

5.   Some Central Asian nations have assisted Russian efforts.

6.   The U.S. peace envoy, Dennis Ross, arrived Wednesday to assist the effort.

7.   They hope that recognition of black contributions to the Roman church will assist efforts to attract more blacks to Catholicism.

8.   Ultimately, the people must be willing to roll up their sleeves and assist the efforts of police officers and government.

9.   Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov told the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday that Moscow is ready to make strong efforts to assist peace efforts in the Middle East.

10.   Aid workers distributed food, medicine and blankets to thousands of flood victims on Thursday, while France sent helicopters to the Indian Ocean island to assist relief efforts.