31.   She said that the fruits of the shakedowns often came in the form of contracts for companies run by the coalition leaders.

32.   Soon after that, coalition leader John Howard claimed his long-sought victory.

33.   The coalition leaders are a varied group.

34.   The mobsters, he explained, encouraged coalition leaders to stage disruptions at construction sites.

35.   Waigel, arriving for his meeting with other coalition leaders, maintained his hard line.

36.   Other coalition leaders decided against trying to attend the commencement exercises as an act of civil disobedience.

37.   Other coalition leaders were scheduled to leave Wednesday to join Farooq in New York.

38.   President Emil Constantinescu invited the ruling coalition leaders to talks Friday at the presidency palace.

39.   -- Ruling coalition leaders rule out cabinet reshuffle before upper house election.

40.   After the coalition leader Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party turned down the demand, the TDP met Sunday in the southern city of Hyderabad to discuss its strategy.