1.   It has already ruled that race should play no part in jury selection.

2.   Jury consultants say they now spend more time teaching storytelling techniques than on jury selection -- formerly their bread and butter.

3.   The bizarre development came as the Irvin drug possession trial dragged through its third day of jury selection.

4.   The first begins Monday with jury selection.

5.   The judge has dismissed at least a half-dozen defense requests for a mistrial since jury selection began last September.

6.   The judge said he hopes to begin jury selection next week.

7.   Although the trial is technically now under way with jury selection, it will begin in earnest when opening statements begin -- probably in January.

8.   Although lawyers for both sides repeatedly told prospective jurors that race was not an issue in the Simpson case, it was clearly a compelling concern during jury selection.

9.   Although lawyers on both sides repeatedly told prospective jurors that race was not an issue in the case, it was clearly a compelling concern during jury selection.

10.   Among the most dramatic is a plan to test a system in January that would speed jury selection, in part by putting time limits on questioning.