11.   Only four Senate Republicans broke ranks to support the treaty.

12.   She said that she, and her constituents, would support a treaty that called for international tracing of weapons and openness in gun sales.

13.   That is why the international system being set up to support the treaty not only encourages openness, but assumes someone may indeed try to cheat.

14.   That means they might be willing to support a treaty and share in the credit.

15.   The Irish government, and even the main opposition parties, support the treaty.

16.   The Senate refused to ratify the treaty in October but the Clinton administration still supports the treaty.

17.   Though President Clinton supports the treaty, ratification is held up in the Senate, where critics say it costs too much and lacks adequate verification provisions.

18.   This page has vigorously supported those treaties and believes they must remain valid and should be fully implemented.

19.   Trent Lott, the leader of the Senate, originally brought the vote to humiliate Clinton when he realized his colleagues would not support the treaty.

20.   African countries are particularly disappointed that the US, regarded as the paragon of human rights and humanity is not supporting the treaty.