31.  The main Catholic party pleaded in vain for Mitchell to announce his own agenda proposals that each party could chew on over Christmas.

32.  The largest Catholic party in Northern Ireland, the moderate Social Democratic and Labor Party, sternly rejected the election idea again Tuesday as unworkable and a stalling tactic.

33.  The major Protestant party, the Ulster Unionists, and the major Catholic party, the moderate Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP, both supported the approach.

34.  The main Catholic party participating in the talks predicted that the Protestants would soon be back.

35.  The moderate Catholic party has rarely clashed in public with Sinn Fein during the peace process, fearing that it would lose support among Catholic voters.

36.  The Ulster Unionists and the major Catholic party, the moderate Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP, both supported the approach.

37.  They are chaired by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell and involve the British and Irish governments and the main Catholic party and pro-British Protestant parties.

38.  They said an all-Ireland referendum on peace, proposed by the main Catholic party in Northern Ireland, was still possible.

39.  Trimble spoke alongside Seamus Mallon, deputy leader of the main moderate Catholic party.

40.  Hume heads the Social Democratic and Labour Party, the main Catholic party in Northern Ireland.