1.   He has refused to grant a referendum on what Basque nationalists call self-determination, which they would lose if it meant full independence.

2.   There are some signs of division among Basque nationalists that may prove a turning point.

3.   A letter bomb injured a journalist Tuesday, two days after moderate Basque nationalists won a regional election with pledges to work against separatist violence, news reports said.

4.   Basque nationalists have staged a series of rallies to call attention to their demand for independent state.

5.   Basque nationalists have stepped up attacks in recent months after Paris boosted cooperation with Madrid in tracking down militants who staged bombings in Spain.

6.   Basque nationalists in southwestern France and northwestern Spain have long waged a violent campaign aimed at winning greater autonomy.

7.   Basque nationalists urged this week that ETA renounce bloodshed so that a political solution can be found.

8.   Basque nationalists win key regional election, preliminary official results show.

9.   Basque nationalist fights for power without bloodshed.

10.   Basque nationalists in the past have usually used gas bottle bombs, authorities said.