31.   The Israeli parliament is considering a bill that would legalize the use of physical force against suspected terrorists.

32.   The parliament was not considering changing the requirement that naturalization applicants learn Latvian.

33.   The proposal to dump the queen is part of a two-year constitutional review that is being considered by parliament.

34.   The opposition is demanding parliament consider impeaching President Robert Kocharian, but speaker Armen Khachatrian has refused to put the issue on the agenda.

35.   With one third of the ballots cast counted, none of the three proposals appeared to have the simple majority required to be considered by parliament.

36.   With U.S.-Russian tensions easing, Russian lawmakers said Wednesday that parliament may consider ratification of the long-delayed START II arms reduction treaty in coming months.

37.   While parliament considered the austerity plan, markets and government bonds took another dive.

38.   However, neither Hun Sen nor the letter mentioned a proposal by Prince Ranariddh that parliament consider repealing two-year-old legislation that outlaws the Khmer Rouge.

39.   The Romanian parliament is considering legislation that would allow citizens once sought by the feared secret police to have access to their files, parliamentary sources said Thursday.

40.   It was the first time since World War II that parliament was considering an overall law on immigration, which is a hotly debated topic in Germany.