21.   In an apparent bid to smooth the waters, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced Friday she will go to Moscow next month.

22.   In an apparent bid to buy time, the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry accepted a demand by the European Union for an impartial investigation of the massacres.

23.   In an apparent bid to influence the debate, Le Pen said Monday that he would wait until the day after the debate to announce how he will vote.

24.   In an apparent bid to placate the electorate, Ramos on Saturday fired his labor secretary, two weeks after he sacked Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo.

25.   In an apparent bid for more U.S. aid, North Korean officials told the delegation they would stop exporting missiles if compensated for lost earnings.

26.   In an apparent bid to steal the thunder from his Communist and nationalist foes, he has reshuffled his government, dumping the few remaining liberals.

27.   In an apparent bid to take advantage of unprecedented economic advances, Greek Premier Costas Simitis ended months of speculation and called early elections Friday.

28.   In an apparent bid to undercut that claim, the KLA announced a unilateral cease-fire throughout Kosovo starting Friday.

29.   It also calls for government handouts to affected regions, an apparent bid to mollify local opposition.

30.   Kasagic returned to Sarajevo Friday to give an interview to Bosnian government television, in an apparent further bid to reassure Sarajevans.