1.   Blair urged both Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionists, the largest Protestant party, to take a leap of faith.

2.   A small Protestant party remains suspended since the paramilitary force it represents admitted killing three Catholics in December and January.

3.   But he and the leaders of two smaller Protestant parties allied with paramilitary groups are expected to stay.

4.   But it remains uncertain whether the largest Protestant political party, the Ulster Unionist Party led by David Trimble, will agree to negotiate with Sinn Fein.

5.   But the largest Protestant northern party, the Ulster Unionists, of David Trimble, accepted the appointments.

6.   David Trimble, the leader of the largest Protestant party, in the end defied Protestant demagogues and went along with the proposal.

7.   David Trimble, the outspoken new leader of the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland, does not disagree with people who call him arrogant.

8.   David Trimble, head of the Ulster Unionists, the largest Protestant party, expressed satisfaction with the proposal.

9.   It is not clear whether the small Protestant parties representing paramilitary groups will attend.

10.   It is still uncertain that all the Protestant parties will agree to face Sinn Fein across a table.