1.   But publicly he has remained neutral, accepting the idea of a runoff and personally offering to mediate talks between the two contenders.

2.   Clinton, who helped mediate the talks on Monday and Tuesday, will likely arrive again either Thursday or Friday, Rubin said.

3.   Holbrooke, assistant secretary of state for European and Canadian Affairs, will mediate the talks.

4.   More recently the Freemen said that talks should be mediated by William Rehnquist, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

5.   Norwegian officials will mediate the talks, the first in seven years.

6.   The talks have been mediated by a former U.S. senator, George Mitchell.

7.   The talks were mediated by Paul A. Finn.

8.   The talks are being mediated by Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director John Calhoun Wells.

9.   The United Nations has been mediating the talks here and already has a mission in place.

10.   U.S. officials mediating the talks have predicted an agreement could be reached by the end of the year.