1.  Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, the most powerful Democrat in the House, abandoned his neutral stand on Condit on Friday and expressed disapproval of his behavior.

2.  Compared to other U.S. allies, France has taken a more neutral stand characteristic of previous French policy toward other unilateral U.S. moves.

3.  His government has taken a neutral stand on the proposed defense shield, saying only that it understands U.S. concerns about improving its security.

4.  The Roma say they took a neutral stand in the conflict while hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians were purged from the province by Serb forces.

5.  Iran, which has made several unsuccessful attempt to broker an end to the conflict, has adopted a neutral stand.