21.   The Northern Ireland peace accord took a battering on several fronts Wednesday as Cabinet members clashed and violent attacks raised tensions.

22.   The Russians never allowed that accord to take effect because there was no alternative for providing heat and electricity to those Siberian regions.

23.   The six-year accord will take Saturday.

24.   The surrender accord took days to hammer out, primarily because hardcore Taliban and troops loyal to Osama bin Laden did not want to give up.

25.   The White House was briefed almost daily as the accord took shape.

26.   There were initial signs Friday that the surrender accord was taking hold, with Taliban fighters beginning to hand over their weapons.

27.   He predicted a full accord could take another two days to negotiate.

28.   But a comprehensive accord would take another day or two to complete.

29.   The accord will not take effect until it has been unanimously adopted by EU members.

30.   The accord took a week to negotiate with the mediation of the UNPROFOR.