11.   Even if the whole Hynix board were replaced tomorrow, the Micron official said, the new directors would need several months to master the issues before conducting talks.

12.   Executives close to the company said it had conducted preliminary talks with several possible buyers, though no deal is imminent.

13.   European Union envoy Miguel Moritinos was also conducting talks.

14.   Federal mediators are conducting the talks.

15.   Hapag-Lloyd could not be reached immediately for comment on whether it is conducting talks with other companies on its shipping business.

16.   He said he also is conducting talks with the Environmental Protection Agency to find ways to allow controlled fires without violating the federal Clean Air Act.

17.   House and Senate leaders conducted budget talks by telephone over the weekend, but no one on either side is predicting an imminent breakthrough.

18.   In the political realm, usually off limits to presidents, Weizman criticized the last Labor government over how it conducted peace talks with the Palestinians.

19.   Israeli media reported that CIA director George Tenet was heading to the region to conduct talks with security officials on both sides.

20.   Israel has conducted extensive talks with Pentagon officials over how best to compensate for the loss of those assets.