11.   Dangerously, both camps are claiming victory.

12.   EXECUTIVE councillors take no account of public opinion when they deliberate government policies, the pro-democracy camp claims.

13.   Gore allies have been pushing for the AFL-CIO endorsement since February, and the Bradley camp claims a small victory in forestalling them.

14.   With uncertainty and confusion coloring the campaign, each camp claims it has a good chance of winning.

15.   But both camps claim the upper hand.

16.   The rival camps each claimed to have killed troops on the other side during clashes on Friday but each denied taking any casualties.

17.   The Ashdown camp claims that their leader has travelled further than any other party leader on the campaign trail.