21.   Yegor T. Gaidar, the liberal economist and a former prime minister, said in a telephone interview that he had urged a fixed ruble rate two months ago.

22.   Other likely candidates include Zhirinovsky, liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky and hard-line former Vice President Alexander Rutskoi.

23.   Polls show Russians feel Yavlinsky, a liberal economist and leader of the Yabloko reform faction in parliament, is not tough enough to be president.

24.   APTV also covering a presser in support of Yeltsin by liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky.

25.   Chubais said consultations are continuing with liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky, who stands no higher than a distant third in the polls.

26.   Chubais is expected to retain the important post of First Deputy Prime Minister, but be replaced as Finance Minister by a liberal economist.

27.   Former Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky and reformer Sergei Yushenkov have all gone on record denouncing the use of force in Chechnya.

28.   Grigory Yavlinsky, a liberal economist who met with Yeltsin for more than two hours Sunday, said he intended to meet with the president again soon.

29.   If Yeltsin decides to run, the pro-reform electorate will be split between him, liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky and possibly other candidates.

30.   Liberal economist Grigory Yavlinsky, meanwhile, has pushed for recognizing Kostunica as the victor.