1.   He generally named moderates who would be palatable to Republicans.

2.   The message to Ashcroft is that he would be well advised to name moderates to key positions in the Justice Department that are subject to Senate approval.

3.   They have watching a bit anxiously as the president-elect has begun putting together his administration by naming moderates who favor abortion rights.

4.   Petar Djokic was named speaker, and two other moderates were named to top leadership jobs as well.

5.   The reformist Bosnian Serb president named a moderate on Monday as new military commander, replacing a hard-liner loyal to former leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.