31.   Sapporo is the latest Olympic city hit by allegations of bribery in a growing scandal that started late last year with Salt Lake City.

32.   Skuratov has been at the center of a growing scandal after the airing on state television Thursday of a tape that apparently shows him having sex with two women.

33.   The election date was set amid a growing scandal in which top aides to President Alexander Lukashenko were accused of corruption and offered to resign.

34.   The growing scandal Tuesday prompted city and state officials to call for an audit.

35.   The growing scandal has brought wide calls for reform in the Olympic movement, and Haeggman said she thinks the games will overcome the scandal.

36.   The growing scandal has reportedly led to tense relations between drug-fighting forces and the U.S. Embassy.

37.   The possibility adds a new element to the growing scandal over the impact of drug traffickers on Mexican politics.

38.   The pope summoned the American cardinals to the Vatican after it became clear the growing scandal was causing a crisis of confidence among the U.S. faithful.

39.   The Russian justice minister stepped aside Saturday to defend himself against a growing scandal involving provocative photographs and allegations of bribe-taking, news agencies reported.

40.   Yeltsin responded to the growing political scandal by dismissing the head of his administration, Nikolai Bordyuzha, at the end of last week.