1.   Opposition leaders increased pressure in recent weeks for an election and demanded that the government hold up until then ratification of NAFTA.

2.   An innovative plan to streamline and privatize Texas welfare programs is stalled at the White House, where labor leaders are pressuring President Clinton to scrap the proposal.

3.   Bliley, whose initial draft of the bill drew scorn from environmentalists, has admitted GOP House leaders pressured him to strike a deal.

4.   Business leaders had pressured the center to cancel the show, but the opening for museum members the evening before had gone smoothly, so Barrie was optimistic.

5.   Latin and world leaders pressured him to agree to a regional approach.

6.   Meanwhile, you can be sure tech leaders will be pressuring the White House to approve the Smith-Abraham agreement.

7.   Republican leaders pressured Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to scale back his proposal to ban soft money.

8.   The area was quiet for the next few days, indicating that maybe Palestinian leaders pressured local gunmen to cease-fire.

9.   A cruise planned by the Archdiocese of Miami was canceled after thousands of Cubans marched through Little Havana in protest and top business and community leaders pressured church officials.

10.   Administration officials say Arab leaders are pressuring Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to agree to a summit.