1.   Authorities believe as few as six members of the Republic of Texas may be involved in the current standoff.

2.   House Democrats are running slightly ahead of Republicans in some public opinion polls, but neither party has seen a marked boost or fall from the current standoff.

3.   It would be unfair, however, to suggest that only politicians have demonstrated skill at reversing field during the current standoff.

4.   On Monday, Richard Butler, chief of the U.N. inspection commission, was due in Baghdad to discuss the current standoff over inspections.

5.   The current standoff is only the latest in a tense history between the two men.

6.   The current standoff is having a similar effect.

7.   The incident Sunday set off the current standoff.

8.   The president also said that Israel must resolve its current standoffs in Ramallah and Bethlehem.

9.   With that in mind, transportation specialists in both states are trying to engineer a way around the current standoff.

10.   A chronology of the spy plane crash and diplomatic maneuvering that has resulted in the current standoff between the United States and China.