31.   The ailing president and the former prime minister expected to challenge him in upcoming elections pledged Wednesday to keep Bosnia united and democratic.

32.   The ailing president had refused to take a helicopter to the boat, saying the vibrations would be bad for his cancer-ridden body.

33.   The ailing president has repeatedly developed a fever, Dr. Ilja Kotik said.

34.   The ailing president is ready to return to his home in France, they said, but only after he negotiates a dignified exit.

35.   The ailing president and the former prime minister expected to challenge him in upcoming elections pledge to keep Bosnia united and democratic.

36.   The ailing president returned to Kinshasa on Friday from France but has not been seen in public.

37.   The ailing president roused himself from his sickbed for three hours Monday and fired a number of top aides.

38.   The Communists want to amend the constitution to make it easier to replace an ailing president.

39.   The radio addresses are part of a frantic Kremlin campaign to portray the ailing president as still in charge.

40.   The report not only embarrassed the Kremlin but raised fresh questions about what was happening with the ailing president and whether the planned surgery was too dangerous for him.