1.   Teams were established and leaders appointed.

2.   Andrew Jackson wanted to bring fresh blood into government by allowing political leaders to appoint public servants.

3.   As Republican strength has grown in recent years, Democratic leaders have appointed Republicans to committee chairs and have courted Republican support for legislative proposals.

4.   Clinton called on Republican leaders to appoint conferees on juvenile crime who would adopt the gun controls passed by the Senate.

5.   Instead, he said, the three leaders will appoint a commission to analyze the effectiveness of the changes, in particular their impact on prison overcrowding.

6.   The leaders can appoint committee chairmen and members, and can remove them at any time.

7.   To that end, rebel leaders appointed civilian governors in North and South Kivu last week.

8.   Under the new rules, written by party leaders appointed by Zedillo, all Mexican citizens with voting credentials will be allowed to participate in the primary.

9.   Work on the bill has bogged down because Senate leaders have not appointed members of the conference committee.

10.   Arafat adviser Nabil Abu Rdeneh also said that the Palestinian leader would appoint a new, smaller Cabinet for the interim period leading up to the elections.