1.   Henry Hyde, R-Ill., who is platform committee chairman, is still hoping to defuse the explosive issue.

2.   But under party rules, and as part of the deal struck Wednesday evening, platform chairman Henry Hyde can opt to publish an appendix.

3.   Meeting today with platform committee chairman Tommy Thompson, the conservatives say the Log Cabin group is seeking special privileges for homosexuals.

4.   Meeting with platform committee chairman Tommy Thompson, the conservatives say the Log Cabin group is seeking special privileges for homosexuals.

5.   Platform chairman Henry Hyde, a congressman from Illinois, said he was delighted with the display of unity.

6.   Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., who is platform committee chairman, is still hoping to defuse the explosive issue.

7.   U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, the platform committee chairman and staunch anti-abortionist, is clearly not comfortable with everythianan stands for.

8.   U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, the platform committee chairman and staunch anti-abortionist, is clearly not comfortable with everything Buchanan stands for.

9.   Platform chairman Steve Schmidt said the party abandoned term limits this year and came out in favor of proportional representation, which he said gives independent voters more power.