1.   Despite the emerging bipartisan agreement on the gutter level of political discourse in Washington these days, it still seems to get worse with each passing day.

2.   Lisa Wade Raasch, a spokesman for Wyden, said the emerging agreement stipulates that Oregon residents must present proof of identity at the time of registration.

3.   The emerging agreement would create a joint panel to address the question of responsibility for the collision between the U.S. plane and a Chinese jet fighter.

4.   The emerging agreement would overcome this problem by imposing two taxes on insurers, including large employers that insure their workers.

5.   The emerging agreement between the mayor and the Council is a disappointment in terms of achieving greater productivity in the work force.

6.   The emerging agreement on election procedures provides special protections for two states that vote by mail, Oregon and Washington.

7.   The emerging agreement would give FedEx rights that it wants.

8.   Under the emerging agreement, the exchanges would review the circuit breakers annually, the three executives said.

9.   Under the emerging agreement, he said, the government would give priority in public spending to improving the health and education of the work force.

10.   Under their emerging agreement, Israeli troops would withdraw from several Arab cities and towns in the West Bank this fall, after which Palestinian elections would be held.