1.   Ministers will insist that, despite the image management, the party remains dominated by the left.

2.   Ministers insist that voluntary agreements with the tobacco industry are more effective than outright bans.

3.   But Cabinet ministers insisted that the entire meeting had been devoted to the stalemate with Israel and the corruption report was not even raised.

4.   But cabinet ministers insisted that the entire meeting had been devoted to the stalemate with Israel and that the corruption report had not even been raised.

5.   EU ministers insisted, however, that there can be no immediate lifting of a ban on U.K. beef exports, considered the most likely to carry the disease.

6.   New cabinet ministers insist that further new laws are coming.

7.   On Saturday, the Palestininian minister of information insisted on a halt to Israeli assassinations.

8.   On Saturday, the Palestininian minister of information insisted on a halt to Israeli assassinations before they would stop fighting.

9.   Still, OPEC ministers insist that their action will prop up prices.