41.   Their call follows recent visits to the U.K. by Kohl and Chirac, where defense issues were high on the agenda, U.K. officials said.

42.   There are concerns that these provisions would also hinder effective news coverage of defense issues.

43.   There are many reasons why military contractors prefer to take a back-door approach on the missile defense issue.

44.   These were the two outstanding defense issues between the allies that Clinton wanted to resolve before leaving office.

45.   When Glenn has been in the spotlight, however, it mostly has been on defense issues.

46.   Wilson plans to stay in Washington as a corporate consultant on international and defense issues.

47.   Yan Xuetong of Qinghua University suggested a possible compromise on the missile defense issue.

48.   Perry has a penchant for seeing the flesh-and-blood side of defense issues.

49.   Out of government, Rumsfeld has remained involved in big defense issues.

50.   Powell left Moscow unable to declare victories either on the long-simmering missile defense issue or on a firm commitment from Russia on reducing its nuclear weapon levels.