1.   Army troops continue their confrontation on the battlefield with the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by its Spanish acronym as Farc.

2.   FOMMA -- the Spanish acronym for the troupe -- remains a very modest organization despite some measure of acclaim and its tours abroad.

3.   Friction also persists between Fox and some leaders of the National Action Party, which is widely known here by its Spanish acronym, PAN.

4.   ISAN is the Spanish acronym for the new-car tax.

5.   Many institutions were firmly controlled by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its Spanish acronym, PRI.

6.   Meanwhile, the ruling party, known by its Spanish acronym, PRI, seems to be finding all the right mouse holes.

7.   Security forces have arrested eight men who allegedly confessed to being members of the guerrilla group, which is known by its Spanish acronym EPR.

8.   The authorities attributed the attacks to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the Spanish acronym FARC.

9.   The case may shed new light on a shadowy death squad called the Anti-Terrorist Liberation Group, known by the Spanish acronym GAL.

10.   The consortium is called the El Dorado Airport Development Co., or CODAD under the Spanish acronym.