21.   American warships were not involved, but American officials said that they were closely monitoring the situation.

22.   An NBA spokesman said Friday that the league was monitoring the situation.

23.   And state and federal health officials are monitoring the situation, advising most people in that area of the state to boil their water before using.

24.   Arrests of Muslims in Xinjiang, mostly Uighurs, have increased in the last six months, said a Western diplomat who monitors the situation.

25.   Astros owner Drayton McLane Jr. will monitor the situation in Venezuela, but he is not choosing political sides on the matter publicly.

26.   Betty Fisher, chief deputy for Los Angeles Councilwoman Ruth Galanter, said the council office is monitoring the situation.

27.   ABC was already monitoring the situation.

28.   Aides of Mayor Richard Riordan said he is monitoring the situation and believes the unions will have successfully completed most of their contracts by the time of the convention.

29.   Bush spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the president was monitoring the situation.

30.   But the Americans and British said they do not have troops to monitor the situation.