1.   Also, Goldman could use its stock as a currency to make acquisitions or enter alliances after going public.

2.   Abbott Laboratories Inc., Abbott Park, Ill., entered an alliance with Arqule Inc. to speed the development of the novel drug compounds.

3.   Delta Air Lines Inc. said it entered an alliance with All Nippon Airways Co. to share service between the U.S. and Japan.

4.   Delta has entered new alliances with Asian airlines as the U.S. and Japan worked to resolve air access disputes.

5.   In addition, Reuters entered an alliance with Aether Systems to create a wireless system to distribute Reuters news and data to mobile devices.

6.   Russia will not be a full voting member of NATO and cannot block other countries from entering the alliance.

7.   To focus on the media, Lagardere this year also entered an alliance with Canal Plus, a European pay-for-view television company.

8.   A moderate KLA faction reportedly agreed in principle to enter an alliance with ethnic Albanian politicians in Kosovo, led by Ibrahim Rugova.

9.   At the summit, the NATO leaders will invite some prospective new members to begin negotiations to enter the alliance.

10.   At the summit, the NATO leaders will invite some prospective new members to begin negotiations to enter the alliance, Christopher said.