21.   An embassy spokesman said the relatives are hoping the Taliban authorities will make a distinction between official government requests and a personal plea by a family member.

22.   But private schools, which had closed in a show of solidarity with the public schools, reopened in response to the government request.

23.   But Nippon Credit executives balked at a government request on Saturday that they voluntarily apply for nationalization.

24.   But parliament voted to support a government request to hold the questioning behind closed doors.

25.   Cayman police on Thursday arrested Swiss property speculator Peter Krueger, six months after a local court denied a Swiss government request for his extradition.

26.   Cuts in government agency requests will be debated in Louisiana, Indiana and South Carolina.

27.   Earlier Monday, the Truth Commission turned down a government request to hold the hearings behind closed doors.

28.   Dominican Attorney General Abel Rodriguez del Orbe confirmed Thursday that he had received the U.S. government request.

29.   Earlier this month, the supreme court turned down a government request to name a more senior judge to handle the cases.

30.   Information Minister Alejandro Soto told The Associated Press on Sunday that the group has not responded to constant government requests for contact.