21.   The mayors face an uphill battle because the federal government obtains hundreds of millions of dollars each year from bridges along the border.

22.   The reporter, John Solomon, was informed late in August that the government had obtained his home phone records in May.

23.   Because the lighthouses are federal property, state and local governments can obtain them only if no federal agency stakes a claim.

24.   He said the U.S. government obtained information about a plot to assassinate a number of people, including Bertin, last week.

25.   However, the government obtains most of its revenues from the sales of crude oil.

26.   If the government can obtain financing, it should not let bureaucrats handle the scheme.

27.   Markovic was granted a visa last Friday, after the Dutch government obtained a temporary waiver from a European Union travel ban on the Milosevic family and close associates.

28.   Markovic was granted a visa after the Dutch government obtained a temporary waiver from a European Union travel ban for the Milosevic family and close associates.

29.   Markovic was granted a visa last Friday, after the Dutch government obtained a temporary waiver from a European Union travel ban for the Milosevic family and close associates.

30.   Ruddock said the government had obtained new information, but he would not give details.