11.   After any spending package is announced, politicians -- at the behest of the Finance Ministry -- will force Japan to swallow the consumption tax increase.

12.   Cavalli said he hoped to minimize that problem when he announces the expanded television package next week.

13.   Clinton then announced a package of anti-gun measures, many of which had been advanced by the mayors.

14.   Clinton will announce similar packages at other stops in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

15.   Clinton also announced a package of modest federal initiatives to combat hate crimes.

16.   He announced the package after meeting with the heads of the Bank of Thailand, Stock Exchange of Thailand, Securities and Exchange Commission and Association of Securities Companies.

17.   In March Bush announced a package that included money for them.

18.   Initially, Foreign Minister David Levy suggested to reporters while on a visit to Egypt on Sunday that the package could be announced Sunday.

19.   Japanese bonds fell after the package was announced, pushing yields to nine week highs.

20.   Last August, the Finance Ministry announced a package of measures to promote Japanese investment overseas, a move also seen as an attempt to strengthen the dollar.