31.   Outnumbered foes of proposed safety requirements for Mexican trucks tied the Senate in procedural knots Friday as the White House reiterated its threat to veto the legislation.

32.   On Thursday, in a final campaign lap, he reiterated the threat.

33.   President Clinton on Tuesday did not reiterate the threat.

34.   The Afghan-based group reiterated earlier threats of violent reprisal by bin Laden supporters for the U.S. air strikes.

35.   The EU reiterated its threat to file a WTO complaint over the poultry ban, which went into effect on Thursday.

36.   The EU reiterated its threat to file a WTO complaint if the U.S. ban goes forward.

37.   The rebels let their noon Wednesday deadline pass without killing any hostages, and did not publicly reiterate the threat Thursday.

38.   This development comes in the face of Japan reiterating its threat of taking Indonesia before the World Trade Organization over the national car program once customs are cleared.

39.   Yeltsin reiterated that threat on Tuesday.

40.   Finance Minister Theo Waigel meanwhile reiterated a threat to go ahead and present tax legislation unilaterally on Friday if the SPD does not return to the negotiating table.