91.   The eight countries are part of a political alliance called the Damascus Declaration, which for long has unsuccessfully tried to forge a regional military cooperation pact.

92.   The GCC is a security and political alliance which groups Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait.

93.   The GCC is a security and political alliance with headquarters are in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

94.   The LDP reportedly plans to form a new political alliance with the opposition Liberal Party.

95.   The newspapers are backed by the National Salvation Forum, a political alliance she heads.

96.   The nominal leader of a newly formed Khmer Rouge political party threw his support Wednesday behind a political alliance led by co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh.

97.   The signs of shifting political alliances appeared even before the confidence debate began.

98.   The political alliance led by ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi declared its firm support for the minister, Filippo Mancuso.

99.   The unlikely political alliance grew so quickly in the final days of the campaign that the government-backed Golkar seemed to feel threatened.

100.   The unexpected dismissal threw electoral calculations off balance, as political alliances shifted and a new government led by a tiny splinter party was sworn in after midnight.