1.   Democrats had mixed opinions, some accepting the loan arrangement, others voicing doubts or outrage.

2.   Sherman said the Allen lawsuit was merely an attack on McCarthy and the loan arrangement.

3.   The best way to assure voters he has nothing to hide is to fully disclose his loan arrangements and answer questions from his opponent and the media.

4.   The loan arrangement for the second plant is expected to be announced soon.

5.   Prosecutors opened a preliminary inquiry into whether the loan arrangement was an illegal gift and whether Torricelli provided favors to the donor in exchange.

6.   Although officially Hanoi and Pyongyang remain allied, links are minimal and Vietnam this year balked at providing North Korea with rice under a soft loan arrangement.

7.   Amid recent economic growth, Russia rejected a stand-by loan arrangement from the IMF last month, saying the fund was demanding excessively stringent conditions.

8.   It also passed a preliminary review of economic projections that pave the way for a new two-year precautionary loan arrangement.

9.   More would be brought in under aid deals with various donor countries and organizations as well as soft loan arrangements with Japan and Taiwan.

10.   Prosecutors opened a preliminary inquiry into whether the loan arrangement was an illegal gift and whether Torricelli provided favors to the donor in exchange for it.