31.   After the soldiers were killed, Ljupco Georgievski, the Macedonian premier, demanded that parliament declare a state of war.

32.   All she can do, legally, is declare a state of emergency.

33.   But de la Rua hesitated, and instead declared a state of siege, which failed to bring peace.

34.   But if the Palestinians were to declare a state, he would probably move immediately to annex the large settlement blocks in the West Bank and cordon them off.

35.   But Tsvangirai said Mugabe appeared intent on fomenting chaos so that the country appeared to be ungovernable and he could declare a state of emergency and rule by decree.

36.   But within days, Chiluba had declared a state of emergency and had begun rounding up opposition leaders and military officers, holding them without trial.

37.   By mid-day, Mayor Anthony Williams had declared a state of emergency and closed all District offices.

38.   California declared a state of emergency, waiving the one-week wait for unemployment benefits in six counties.

39.   By declaring a state of emergency, Riordan is asking the Police Department to place a low priority on investigating needle exchanges.

40.   Chavez has declared a state of emergency here in the capital and in nine northern states.