1.   Echoing that theme, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the weekend strikes had driven the need to combat Palestinian terrorism to the top of the Mideast peace agenda.

2.   Barak was elected on a peace agenda, but has failed to keep his promises.

3.   Barak was elected last year on a peace agenda, but negotiations on a final peace treaty broke down after a Mideast summit in July.

4.   Barak was elected last year on a peace agenda, but negotiations on a final peace treaty broke down during a Mideast summit in July.

5.   But Sharon has said that he could not belong to a coalition that pursues a fast-track peace agenda with the Palestinians.

6.   On the peace talk agenda this week were plans to set up a local police force to replace the truce monitors.

7.   Sharon said Wednesday he could not belong to a coalition that is pursuing a fast-track peace agenda with the Palestinians.

8.   The future of Jerusalem is the most explosive issue on the peace agenda.

9.   Fighting also continues in Sierra Leone despite an official ceasefire, and ongoing conflicts in Somalia and Sudan have been pushed to the bottom of the international peace agenda.

10.   UNITA and diplomatic sources said the two sides, now tying the loose ends of the exhaustive Lusaka peace talks agenda, will be away for the weekend.