1.   Among those who voted to keep a Kosovo withdrawal deadline was Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss.

2.   Clinton must present his extension plans, with tightened withdrawal deadlines, to the new Congress for approval in January.

3.   Dwelling now on whether the NATO withdrawal deadline should be extended will not help get that urgent reconstruction work done.

4.   Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, said, however, that Congress should impose a withdrawal deadline.

5.   We readily concede that withdrawal deadlines cannot be set in cement without regard to protecting the progress that has already been made.

6.   American troops will stay indefinitely in Afghanistan as local power struggles and remaining al-Qaida fighters make it impossible to set a withdrawal deadline, defense officials say.

7.   As the withdrawal deadline approached, the United Nations stepped up its demands and told rebel Serbs they must withdraw some of their smaller caliber weapons as well.

8.   He did not announce a withdrawal deadline.

9.   In Washington, Army Gen. Henry Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it might be possible to extend the withdrawal deadline a few days.

10.   Shelling on the Kashmir battle front ceased as Indian troops moved into position for a decisive sweep should Islamic rebels remain after a Friday withdrawal deadline.