1.   But David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, is supposed to speak for moderate unionist opinion.

2.   But moderate unionists say they are losing patience, not to mention credibility and votes, because the IRA will not keep its end of the bargain.

3.   Specifically, the newspaper said the vice president had established an independent channel of communication with moderate pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland.

4.   However more moderate unionists were hinting at a compromise on Mitchell.

5.   Clinton aides also contacted other political figures in Northern Ireland, including moderate unionist leader David Trimble and the leader of the main nationalist Catholic party, John Hume.

6.   Lake also spoke with moderate unionist leader David Trimble and the leader of the main nationalist Catholic party, John Hume, the official said.