1.   Before the plan reaches the governor, though, Branson leaders hope to quash the proposal.

2.   But House conservatives quashed the proposal, saying they would not negotiate until the Senate produced a bill.

3.   Gephardt, leader of the Democrats in the House, quashed the proposal the president was planning to make.

4.   Steinbrenner, who has seen enough public-relations disasters, was alert enough to quash this proposal immediately in the interest of good community relations.

5.   Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein said he was astonished by the failure of the government to quash the proposal, even though he had asked it to do so.

6.   Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein said he was astonished by the failure of the government to quash the proposal.

7.   But the state Legislature quashed gambling proposals for the past two sessions.

8.   The Manila talks ended up quashing proposals to create a separate Asia fund to bail out stricken economies.

9.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has quashed a proposal for President Moshe Katsav to address the Palestinian legislative council, Israeli public radio reported Tuesday.