21.   Lieberman said no Democrats have contacted him to urge that he and Gore abandon their bid for the White House.

22.   Millionaire publisher Steve Forbes decides to abandon his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

23.   Millionaire publisher Steve Forbes decides abandons bid for the Republican nomination.

24.   Mordechai himself has vehemently denied any intention to abandon his bid to become prime minister.

25.   President Eduard Shevardnadze warned the breakaway region of Abkhazia on Monday that it will not get any supplies except from Georgia until it abandons its bid for independence.

26.   The earnings news came amid reports that EchoStar was planning to abandon its bid to acquire Hughes.

27.   Three adventurers abandoned their bid Friday to be the first to fly non-stop around the world in a balloon after hitting dangerous weather in the Pacific Ocean.

28.   They overcame problems including a leaky capsule, slow winds and military risks in Iraq before they finally decided to abandon their bid.

29.   They overcame problems including a leaky capsule, slow winds and a tense flight over the U.S.-patrolled no-fly zone in Iraq before abandoning their bid.

30.   Three adventurers abandoned their bid Friday to be the first to fly nonstop around the world in a balloon after hitting dangerous weather over the Pacific Ocean.