11.   Lael said the Clinton administration expressed support for both measures.

12.   On another international economic front, the Clinton administration expressed relief that President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil won a second four-year term in an election Sunday.

13.   On Monday the administration expressed support for resuming financial aid to Indonesia through the International Monetary Fund, while simultaneously voicing concern about the kidnapping of dissidents.

14.   Other organizations point out that the Bush administration has already expressed support for an independent Palestinian state, making criticisms of its policies inappropriate, if not inflammatory.

15.   The administration had also expressed confidence in the integrity of the electoral process.

16.   The administration had previously expressed reservations about the measure, known as the Helms-Burton bill.

17.   The administration has expressed a preference for the industry to adopt voluntary self-regulation, as has been its policy on policing Internet advertising.

18.   The administration has expressed opposition to many of the banking provisions.

19.   The Bush administration has expressed concern that international terror groups are involved in the Chechnya conflict.

20.   The Bush administration has long expressed skepticism about the use of U.S. troops as peacekeepers.