11.   With lawmakers poised to make proposed increases larger, Bush faces even greater pressure in areas where he hopes to cut or slow the rate of growth.

12.   Phil Mickelson was at Pebble and poised to make a move with three straight birdies.

13.   After decades of war and communism, the coffee culture of colonial Laos looks poised to make a comeback.

14.   Els also birdied the first two holes, poised to make a charge.

15.   Everywhere you look at the U.S. Open, there are young American players, some poised to make an impact in the sport, others already shaking it up.

16.   Four years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, democracy is in danger with communists and nationalists poised to make big gains in parliamentary elections.

17.   Labor poised to make a gain with gay vote.

18.   The troops pulled out shortly afterwards and deployed around the outskirts of town without making arrests but poised to make yet another incursion, Palestinian security sources said.

19.   With Republicans poised to make big gains in mid-term elections next month, President Bill Clinton took to the campaign trail Saturday for Democrats running in Connecticut and Florida.

20.   Leeds United are repoertedly poised to make a move for Swedish international striker Martin Dahlin.