1.   As each side tried to paint the other into a corner, Republican leaders also raised the ante on Monday.

2.   But even if European leaders do not raise the issue, many Europeans are determined to.

3.   But when did you last see our own leaders raise taxes and cut spending in the face of a nasty recession?

4.   Democratic leaders of the House and Senate said on Sunday that they favored a federal takeover of airport security, and the Republican leaders raised no objection.

5.   Democratic leaders have raised doubts, however.

6.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich said a balanced budget could be enacted into law as early next month, yet Democratic leaders raised doubts.

7.   Israeli leaders never again raised the Rich matter with American diplomats, officials said.

8.   Meanwhile, two Republican leaders raised hopes that a balanced-budget agreement with the administration was close at hand.

9.   Orthodox leaders did not raise the pedophilia scandals with the pope, but they, too, had read the newspapers.

10.   Several African leaders raised the dormant specter of colonialism to blame for continuing poverty and social stress.