11.   The deal requires that most states participate before the tobacco companies give final approval, but Gregoire said she expects enough will join to satisfy the industry.

12.   Thirty-one states now participate in the program.

13.   Tobacco producers have not said how many states must participate in order for them to finalize the deal.

14.   Under this amendment to the Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations bill, states would participate voluntarily in a testing program for fourth and eighth grades.

15.   Already, most states participate in that test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

16.   Fourteen states currently participate in a national DNA indexing system by inputting DNA samples from known criminals and unsolved crimes.

17.   However, not all states are participating in the computer matching program.

18.   If a boycott were declared, its force would be weakened if key states like Egypt and Jordan did not participate.

19.   No Gulf state has ever participated in any of the numerous military exercises Iran holds yearly.

20.   Berisha said the two states would both participate in upcoming NATO manoeuvres in Greece with Albania joining fellow eastern European members of the Partnership for Peace Programme.