21.   But on Wednesday it postponed the release, saying the test samples could have been contaminated by cattle brains.

22.   But the planned release was postponed indefinitely when the Taliban said they had new information on Afghan citizens allegedly held in Russia.

23.   Chechen rebels have promised to free most of the hostages, but the release was postponed Tuesday.

24.   Cambodian elections officials postponed the release Monday of preliminary results from parliamentary elections, prompting allegations of fraud from a challenger to strongman Hun Sen.

25.   Chechen rebels have promised to free most of the hostages, but the release was postponed Tuesday and it was unclear when it would take place.

26.   He said the Bush camp demanded that the tape release be postponed.

27.   Her label, Word Records, said it would postpone release of her Christmas album because of the matter.

28.   However, insiders say that the author had another more valid reason for postponing the release.

29.   In August, the company said it will postpone the release of its DVD players until next spring, citing an expected lack of software.

30.   Ministry spokesman Grigory Karasin said Taliban postponed the release on Thursday.