1.   That is what democratic governments should be discussing together with great urgency.

2.   The government will discuss what they say are the core issues of education and health care.

3.   He also said the government will discuss the means of implementing health-care reform with labor unions, a concession labor leaders have been demanding.

4.   He said that the federal government was discussing the possibility of creating a reserve of anthrax vaccine.

5.   He said the government had discussed its goals with Bayer within the last week.

6.   He said the government is discussing how best to help banks write off bad loans.

7.   Keane said the government had discussed its goals with Bayer within the last week.

8.   Komura said the two governments maintain close contact, but added he could not comment on what the Japanese and Thai governments have been discussing.

9.   Lamassoure, the government spokesman, said the government had not discussed putting the welfare reforms to a national referendum or calling early parliamentary elections.

10.   Separately, Netanyahu told reporters the government is still discussing giving priority economic status to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.