1.   At a negotiating session in Geneva, the U.S. delegate rejected a draft text that all others had accepted.

2.   But officials said they had been working from a draft text that served as the basis for negotiations, rather than with rival drafts as they had in Seattle.

3.   Completing a draft text by spring would help assure overwhelming support for treaty extension.

4.   Negotiators finished their session by adopting a draft text on world racism.

5.   Working groups draft text to be reviewed by delegation leaders, any one of whom can start the cycle all over again.

6.   Pakistan had held up agreement on the draft text because of objections to the export provisions, but indicated late Thursday that it would not block the compromise.

7.   A draft text of the all-Americas free trade agreement from Buenos Aires would be made public, he said.

8.   A draft text of the all-Americas free trade agreement would be made public, he said.

9.   A senior U.S. trade official said that the draft text would help the WTO avoid the mistakes that led to the failure in Seattle.

10.   After working around the clock, negotiators completed a draft text Sunday night for approval by the ministers attending the three-day conference.