1.  It was not made clear whether Ramadan replaced the incumbent Vice-President, Taha Mohieddin Maarouf, the sole Kurd in the Iraqi leadership.

2.  And he appealed to the Iraqi leadership to back down.

3.  Even the travel ban on the Iraqi leadership triggered a dispute.

4.  For now, the Iraqi leadership has responded calmly.

5.  Last week the Iraqi leadership said it had run out of patience.

6.  Neither advocated removing Saddam from power, saying the U.N. goal was to seek compliance, not a change in Iraqi leadership.

7.  Officials also say the Iraqi leadership has shown its contempt for history by tampering with ancient sites.

8.  On Saturday morning, Ekeus was informed that the Iraqi leadership had accepted the document, which was signed later in the day.

9.  The attacks began after both President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said the Iraqi leadership bore responsibility for the bombing by refusing to cooperate with arms inspections.

10.  The Iraqi leadership has appeared slightly off balance in trying to build public opinion in its favor since the air strikes last month.