21.   He also backed the decision not to divulge the list.

22.   Havelange told The Associated Press that he would back any decision by Confederation of African Football President Issa Hayatou to run for the presidency of FIFA.

23.   His decision was backed on Wednesday by a FIFA emergency committee that included Warner.

24.   International agencies backed the decision to clear the border enclave, a muddy swath where refugees had little or no food, clean water or latries.

25.   Israel backed the decision, saying it had nothing to hide.

26.   International agencies backed the decision to clear the border enclave, a muddy swath where refugees had little or no food, clean water or latrines.

27.   Justice Minister David Libai, who heads the ministerial committee, said the government should back the decision with legal or legislative action if necessary.

28.   Latvian Olympic Committee General Secretary Aldonis Vrublevskis backed the decision to let Prusis compete, arguing that he already had been suspended once.

29.   Lipkin-Shahak is furious at Netanyahu for saying the army backed his decision this week to open a tunnel near two important Islamic mosques in Jerusalem.

30.   Most leaders were publicly backing the decision, but the prime ministers of Britain and New Zealand broke ranks Tuesday.