1.   But any plan to revise the charter on the topic of mayoral succession is likely to become a cumbersome, politically thorny matter.

2.   Meanwhile, Hevesi said he believed that revising the charter remained a viable idea.

3.   Seven years ago, when New York City last revised its charter, it took the considerable powers of the Board of Estimate and divvied them up.

4.   The mayor says that New York voters could then focus on revising the charter without other electoral distractions.

5.   They say that Israel should not dictate to them how to form their goals and that they have already revised their charter.

6.   Vallone urged Giuliani on Monday to work with the council on revising the charter, but the mayor gave no indication that he intended to participate.

7.   Abu Sharif said that the charter should be revised unconditionally, as promised.

8.   In the latest Israel-PLO accord, Arafat pledged to revise the charter within two months of elections.