1.   Thursday night Republicans planned to meet to try to resolve the conflict.

2.   The two sides met to try to hammer out a peace agreement.

3.   The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.

4.   Behind the scenes, however, party leaders were meeting to try to negotiate a compromise.

5.   A senior Democratic aide said Daschle and Dole were meeting to try to resolve the issue.

6.   Education Secretary Richard W. Riley and members of a Senate Republican education task have been meeting to try to hash out a compromise.

7.   Government and opposition officials have met to try to form a government of national unity, but the talks have failed to produce a compromise.

8.   House and Senate negotiators will then meet to try to work through their differences.

9.   It also plans to call a special shareholders meeting to try to elect its representatives to the Giddings board.

10.   Meantime, staff members are meeting to try to reach some preliminary conclusions.