1.   Apparently in preparation for an attack, the Croatian army has reinforced positions near potentially vulnerable areas of the Serb-held territory.

2.   At a government position near Likovac a dark blue armored personnel carrier was pointing a heavy machine gun toward the smoke coming from the village of Lapusnik.

3.   Bosnian Serb forces were frantically reinforcing their defensive positions near the town this week with tanks and artillery pieces.

4.   Almost nose to nose, an umpire, a manager and a star baseball player are screaming as they jostle for position near home plate.

5.   Cowboys coach Chan Gailey said Thomas had progressed enough since switching positions near the end of training camp for them to make the move with Lester.

6.   In Afghanistan, U.S. jets blasted Taliban positions near the capital of Kabul around the clock.

7.   In response, Israeli tanks shelled Palestinian police positions near the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, Palestinians said.

8.   It will assume a grand position near the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

9.   Klaers, wearing a gold jacket that identified her as a resort staffer, took up a position near a rail with a reporter and a photographer.

10.   On another front Monday, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon launched attacks against Israeli positions near the Lebanese border.