1.   Blair also brought Clinton up to date on developments in the Northern Ireland peace talks, in which Clinton has backed the stand of the British and Irish governments.

2.   Still, if antiterrorism efforts become part of everyday life in America, venture capitalists and the companies they back stand to gain.

3.   But it accused the inspectors of using lies and fabrications to back hostile stands adopted by the United States.

4.   Economics Minister Guenther Rexrodt and Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel again backed that stand Monday.

5.   Many senior lawmakers have backed his stand against Wahid, who they claim is acting erratically as pressure against him mounts.

6.   Schroeder had previously backed the stand of Environment Minister Juergen Trittin, a Green who said there was no legal basis for damage claims.

7.   The United States rejects such a probe, saying American intelligence has supplied enough evidence to back its stand.

8.   Iran has backed the stand by Arab countries on the NPT and said it may only accept a limited extension of the treaty, under certain conditions.