21.   Richardson said he would meet with the ailing president Tuesday.

22.   Richardson was expected to meet with the ailing president on Tuesday and then possibly travel to the eastern city of Kisangani to meet with rebel leader Laurent Kabila.

23.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who has had plenty of hospital experience himself, sent his best wishes Wednesday to the ailing Czech president, Vaclav Havel.

24.   Some saw him as a symbol of honesty trampled upon by corrupt officials surrounding an ailing president and running the country behind his back.

25.   Some saw him as a symbol of honesty defeated in a hopeless fight against corrupt officials who surround an ailing president and run the country behind his back.

26.   Switzerland breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after its unwelcome guest, the ailing Zairian president Mobutu Sese Seko, unexpectedly left the country.

27.   The ailing president had been in Gabon since Wednesday, meeting with regional allies about the Zairian crisis.

28.   The ailing president sent the international conference a message of welcome.

29.   The ailing former president refused to answer questions by two prosecutors who visited him Saturday, and issued the statement instead.

30.   The ailing president and the former prime minister expected to challenge him in upcoming elections jointly pledged Wednesday to keep Bosnia united and democratic.