21.   With characteristic sobriety, he thanked his supporters and outlined his plans for running the troubled metropolis that is the political nerve center of Mexico.

22.   With Election Day closing in on the San Francisco mayoral race, the candidates thanked their supporters and reminded them to vote.

23.   Pinochet, clearly moved, thanked his supporters.

24.   Perez spent his first few hours of freedom thanking supporters and talking with reporters.

25.   A Libyan football referee beaten during a soccer riot in Libya that killed a reported eight people said Friday he is well, and thanked his supporters.

26.   A prominent Chinese dissident thanked his supporters Monday from a hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for a heart problem, arthritis and exhaustion.

27.   De Klerk thanked his supporters.

28.   Gov. Mike Foster, who became first Louisiana Republican governor to be elected to consecutive terms, thanked his supporters and then took care of some personal business.

29.   Harding said earlier that she just wanted to thank her supporters and do something nice for her hometown at Christmas.

30.   He also thanked his supporters among the public.