21.   The government evacuated security forces from a vast swatch of southeastern Colombia two months ago to allow the talks to proceed.

22.   The only apparent beneficiary is Mossad, the Israeli espionage agency, which complained of recruiting difficulties when the economy was booming and peace talks were proceeding.

23.   The talks could then proceed to two key measures on agriculture.

24.   The talks proceeded to a point that HSBC required further financial documents before it could close the agreement.

25.   Those talks should proceed as planned.

26.   Unionists demand that the IRA turn over its weapons before talks proceed.

27.   Until now, the budget talks have been proceeding at an unusually slow pace while legislative leaders have waited to see whether Congress passes a federal budget.

28.   Without Sinn Fein, the talks could proceed, but could not produce the permanent settlement, including the end of IRA violence, that is their goal.

29.   Powell said Sunday that peace talks cannot proceed until violence stops.

30.   Peace talks have proceeded slowly and few concrete actions have been taken.