1.   THE hard-core pornographic satellite station, Red Hot Television, is to be banned in Britain -- and now a court battle looms.

2.   As battles loom, such a surrogate medium is urgently needed to persuade Afghans to desert the Taliban and inform on al-Qaida.

3.   A legal battle loomed in place of the routinely serene and economically rewarding life of the NBA.

4.   A courtroom battle looms.

5.   A legal battle is looming over regulatory oversight.

6.   A major congressional battle now looms over the future of that program.

7.   But a bigger battle loomed.

8.   But large battles still loom over where to draw the line between the promised benefits of federal regulations and their very real costs.

9.   But the biggest, and toughest battle yet looms.

10.   Courthouse battles may also loom.