101.   Security forces were deployed in two election districts in Gabon during voting Saturday to fill two vacant seats in the national legislature.

102.   Senior Communist Party officials explained the need for the proposed laws on crime and defense at a carefully scripted meeting of the national legislature.

103.   That unpopularity appears to extend to party members themselves, whose luxury sedans are parked outside the Great Hall of the People, the national legislature.

104.   The African leaders called on the new regime to restore the national legislature and lift the ban on political parties.

105.   The committee then submitted the drafts to an executive committee of the national legislature, which approved them Saturday.

106.   The Chinese national legislature meets annually in Beijing to ratify Communist Party policies and personnel decisions.

107.   The conference opened two days before the national legislature was to hold its annual session.

108.   The culture blitz coincides with the visits by Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and head of the national legislature Li Peng.

109.   The development plan for Tibet is expected to be approved Thursday by the national legislature, which is holding its annual session in Beijing.

110.   The DPP also won a by-election for the national legislature from Chiayi city in central Taiwan.