1.  The main areas covered by this negotiating group included anti-dumping, technical barriers to trade and government procurement.

2.  But other negotiating groups were still discussing poverty, power-sharing, women and the media, and many other issues.

3.  Complaints prompted a court case and the old rules were reinstated for three months while the courts and the negotiating group work.

4.  Just four years ago, the trade organization was born of a much weaker negotiating group, the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade.

5.  Neil McMillan, chairman of the telecom negotiating group, attempted to dampen the pessimism and remained optimistic that an acceptable and effective deal would be achieved by tommorrow.

6.  No talks between the negotiating group and the Teamsters are scheduled.

7.  Secondly, the negotiating groups themselves do not reflect the ethnic realities on the ground.

8.  The IMF could have helped by providing a temporary bridge loan and organizing the banks into a negotiating group.

9.  They agreed to set up a separate negotiating group on financial markets, as part of an overall effort to achieve a Free Trade Area of the Americas.

10.  Three states were added to the negotiating group, but Ms. Gregoire, who headed the team, insisted on keeping details secret.