1.   The Jordanian leader seemed amenable to attending a conference.

2.   And Clinton did find time the week before to visit King Hussein while the Jordanian leader was in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for tests.

3.   But it is cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, that is now sapping away what little life the Jordanian leader has left.

4.   Netanyahu telephoned King Hussein and Mubarak on Friday night, and the Jordanian leader and aides to Mubarak said Saturday that the conversations had been reassuring.

5.   The affair led to urgent secret negotiations between senior Israeli and Jordanian leaders, which led to the release of Yassin and identification of the poison used against Mashaal.

6.   The Jordanian leader did not specify what measures his government would take.

7.   The remarks suggested the Jordanian leader may be flexible if Washington makes a strong bid to have Abequa extradited.

8.   A senior Israeli official held talks with Jordanian leaders Monday on easing the closure of Palestinian territories and fighting terrorism.

9.   A top-ranking U.S. Army general met Saturday with Jordanian leaders to discuss the American military aid to this impoverished Arab kingdom.

10.   Alarmed Jordanian leaders urged both sides to tone down the tough talk.