1.   American officials here repeated their position on Tuesday that after the Iraqi troop buildup in recent days, President Saddam Hussein has little credibility on any score.

2.   After the two players began repeating the position, they agreed to a draw.

3.   Bush repeated his position that the people of South Carolina should decide whether to stop flying the flag from the Capitol.

4.   Christopher simply repeated his position.

5.   Clinton has ruled out aid for Serbia as long as Milosevic remains in power, a position repeated emphatically on Monday by his national security adviser, Sandy Berger.

6.   He also repeated a position he took with analysts last month that he expects the company to be profitable this quarter.

7.   He repeated his position that he would back either a flat tax or a consumption tax on goods and services which would replace the income tax.

8.   However, officials from both sides said no breakthrough is expected as both sides repeated their positions.

9.   In remarks to reporters after his meeting with Mubarak, Barak repeated his position that talks should proceed without preconditions.

10.   Levitt also repeats his position that education, not rulemaking is the best way to protect overly exuberant online investors.