1.   Both the Serbs and the ethnic Albanian rebels in Kosovo are now confident that force of arms can solve the impasse between them.

2.   Bob Wright, president of NBC, said he believed NBC would solve its impasse with the studios, but that it did not necessarily need to.

3.   Concern has spread that if the budget impasse is not solved, the Fed will not trim rates again.

4.   If the labor impasse is solved in October, the league would be incapable of starting the season on time without the proper preparation.

5.   President Hugo Chavez traveled to the region Tuesday to try to solve the impasse personally.

6.   A national labor group said Thursday it was willing to compromise to solve an impasse with business leaders over legislation to permit employee layoffs.

7.   Defence Minister David Collenette said in Commons that discussions are under way to try to solve the impasse at the base.

8.   Fischer said Australia is willing to use the WTO dispute mechanism to protect Australian exporters, although talks aimed at solving the impasse will continue.

9.   He said the army will continue to try to solve the impasse through talks.

10.   Irish officials said they hoped the impasse could be solved in a matter of days.