1.   Bush talked more about the domestic side of the drug fight during his Rose Garden remarks.

2.   Colombia was removed this year from a list of countries considered cooperative in the drug fight, which led to cuts in aid.

3.   Colombia was decertified by Washington in March, signifying the U.S. views it as not cooperating fully in the drug fight.

4.   Colombia was removed for this first time this year from the list of countries deemed cooperating in the drug fight, which led to cuts in some U.S. aid.

5.   Colombia has made some progress in the drug fight, Frechette has told the Colombian press.

6.   Critics contend that it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between the drug fight and combat with the Colombian guerrillas.

7.   Earlier this year, the United States and Mexican governments set up a contact group of senior officials who would meet regularly to discuss the drug trafficking fight.

8.   In its annual assessment of drug-producing countries, the U.S. said in March that Colombia was not co-operating fully in the drug fight.

9.   Last week, in a last-ditch effort to show some seriousness in the drug fight, the Colombian Congress stiffened the penalties for drug traffickers.

10.   Part of his job is to minimize rivalries among a host of federal agencies and prod them into better supporting the drug fight.