21.   The leaders were soon invited to a lunch with President Clinton at the White House, where they asked him for help on the land issue.

22.   The two had disagreed on a federal land issue.

23.   What makes the land issue so acute for Palestinians is that Israel tends to assert sovereignty wherever Israelis or Jews have property.

24.   When three school districts sued to block the measure, Tymkovich said, Norton found herself on the other side of the trust lands issue.

25.   Where once the Superfund program targeted contaminated land nationwide, emerging land issues require a more decentralized approach.

26.   When the Cayuga land issue arose, the state simply ignored the law, said Martin Gold, a Manhattan attorney who represented the Cayugas in their lawsuit.

27.   Opposition leaders and human rights groups say Mugabe is using the land issue to cling to power amid a massive economic crisis.

28.   Opposition officials have accused the government of using the land issue to try to stir up support ahead of presidential elections scheduled for next year.

29.   Opposition leaders and human rights groups say Mugabe is using the land issue to cling to power during an economic crisis.

30.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has spoken to Foreign Minister Shimon Peres about the land issue twice since Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.