1.   As a result of this latest stalemate, the players will be surrounded by their families for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday not knowing what is next.

2.   About half its debut program delivered a succinct report, mostly from an Iraqi perspective, of the latest stalemate in talks on U.N. arms inspections.

3.   But later there were the first sign of a break in the latest stalemate.

4.   The latest stalemate came after an all-night bargaining session in which Finance Ministry officials apparently resisted some of the tough medicine prescribed by the IMF delegation.