1.   Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities.

2.   Arafat responded by saying that Israel was stalling the talks, not the Palestinians.

3.   Barak complained to Clinton and to reporters that Arafat has been stalling the talks.

4.   A bipartisan coalition of senators met Thursday with President Clinton in an attempt to jumpstart stalled budget talks.

5.   A problem for Clinton as he makes the decision, say his advisers, is that the talks were stalled during the five weeks of election uncertainty in Florida.

6.   But talks have been stalled since last year, when developers broke ground for a Jewish settlement on land the Palestinians claim as theirs.

7.   But those talks have been stalled, forcing Rowland to hire an outside mediator to help both sides find a solution.

8.   He accused the U.S. of stalling the talks and said a fourth round may be necessary.

9.   Hebron was the last city turned over to even partial Palestinian control as peace talks have been stalled for more than a year and a half.

10.   However, while bombings did often stall talks under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current government Sunday pledged to forge ahead.