1.   Bush has never met with Arafat, but he has endorsed Palestinian statehood as part of a comprehensive peace settlement.

2.   Bush already is on record as the first U.S. president to specifically endorse Palestinian statehood.

3.   Bush had earlier become the first American president to endorse Palestinian statehood.

4.   Bush already is on record as the first American president to specifically endorse Palestinian statehood.

5.   Bush, who on Monday became the first American president to endorse Palestinian statehood, set strict terms for such a move.

6.   Bush has endorsed statehood, the first U.S. president to go that far.

7.   Bush on Monday became the first American president to endorse Palestinian statehood.

8.   Clinton virtually endorsed Palestinian statehood last year.

9.   Cooler relations with Israel resulted in warmer relations with the Palestinians, with Clinton virtually endorsing Palestinian statehood.

10.   He praised a U.N. Security Council resolution adopted last week that endorsed Palestinian statehood for the first time, demanded an immediate cease-fire and called for negotiations.