21.   Congress must approve expansion, and there is still stiff opposition.

22.   Clinton approves NATO expansion.

23.   Clinton must still persuade Congress to approve NATO expansion.

24.   He further angered Palestinians by postponing the pullout from Hebron and approving the expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian areas.

25.   He has approved expansion of Jewish settlements in the Golan.

26.   Settlers leaders claimed that the government in principle has approved the expansion.

27.   So far, Canada, Germany, Denmark and Norway have approved the expansion.

28.   That expansion was approved only after long, contentious debate in the U.S. Senate and elsewhere.

29.   The Czech president said he believed the U.S. Senate would approve expansion of the alliance to include his country, Poland and Hungary.

30.   The Kennedy Center board and Congress would have to approve the expansion, Davies said.