11.   A working group will announce next month whether the banks will move forward with the joint sales effort, a spokesman for the eight-member association said.

12.   A year later, the group announced that it was forsaking violence.

13.   After witnessing the public-relations coup enjoyed by the New Black Panther Party, the Klan groups announced they also would rally in Jasper.

14.   Civil rights, pro-abortion and gay rights groups announced a formal campaign against Ashcroft, while the AFL-CIO issued a report opposing Chavez.

15.   Further, a trade group representing Wall Street announced the development of a free card that can be used to obtain discounts from merchants in Lower Manhattan.

16.   In between the Champagne reception and baked alaska, the group will also announce the recipient of its annual film preservation grant.

17.   Just last month, the group announced a big lobbying campaign for the Republican agenda for Congress.

18.   Last week, a group of flight attendants announced it formed a bargaining unit intended to replace the Machinists.

19.   Leading insurance, consumer and business groups announce plans for a conference in January to try to seek common ground on what to do about the uninsured.

20.   Militia groups have announced that they plan to send observers to the trial.