1.   An aide said he was amenable to an appeal by Gephardt that the two men try to explore some kind of bipartisan approach to the violence issue.

2.   At City Hall, aides to the mayor were increasingly convinced Cortines was out of touch with the school violence issue.

3.   Aiello added that the league was sensitive to the domestic violence issue.

4.   Bronfman, who owns Universal Studios, has accused Washington of finger-pointing and chest-pounding on violence issues.

5.   By focusing on domestic violence issues, Allred said the family is trying to find a positive way to spend their time.

6.   His predecessor as attorney general, Janet Reno, supported abortion rights and met several times with leaders of abortion rights groups on clinic violence issues.

7.   Ironically enough, television itself is positioning a microscope to examine the violence issue this week.

8.   Legal experts said the reference was likely to involve domestic violence issues.

9.   Orza said the union makes available counseling on domestic violence issues, and other resources, to any of its members.

10.   Opponents said the measure raises Constitutional concerns, fails to address domestic violence issues and undermines the rights of women.