31.   The mayor had planned to cut school aid, and the council fought to restore it.

32.   The same people have also blamed Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, noting that he has cut transit aid.

33.   The United States has already cut aid for programs in family planning, forestry protection, agricultural training, small credit assistance, and other projects.

34.   U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, denied that a specific threat to cut aid was made.

35.   Why else would they cut aid?

36.   Wucker said that the United States also contradicted itself, pressing for elections while cutting aid to help finance them.

37.   Zimmer said he had never voted to cut aid to Israel.

38.   Opponents, largely from Europe, argue that without an increase in contributions, the U.S. plan would drain World Bank coffers and cut future aid.

39.   President Rene Preval heads to Washington Tuesday at a touchy time, with the last American troops leaving and the Republicans threatening to cut aid.

40.   Peterson has introduced a nonbinding resolution urging the Clinton administration to cut all aid to Russia if Pope is not released.