1.   The contentious meeting came as controversy over Clinton fund raising continued to escalate.

2.   Still, the chaotic meeting came as public opinion polls suggested a slackening in support for military strikes to pressure Iraq since the beginning of February.

3.   The afternoon meeting came as U.S. President Bill Clinton prepared to meet Russian peace envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin to discuss ways out of the crisis.

4.   The Cabinet meeting came a day before Netanyahu was to leave for Paris to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to discuss the upcoming pullback.

5.   That meeting came a day before they were to meet with Hicks for their monthly evaluation of the team.

6.   The meeting came as the minister, Tariq Aziz, arrived from the United Nations in New York en route home.

7.   The meeting came in the wake of a cease-fire agreement brokered Thursday by Secretary of State Colin Powell that calls for seven-day test period.

8.   The meeting came as a fragile agreement was being tested in Bosnia.

9.   The meeting came in the wake of an agreement brokered Thursday by Secretary of State Colin Powell that calls for a seven-day test period for the truce.

10.   The meeting came as Bush prepares for a trip to Europe next week in which NATO expansion will be among the issues.