41.   Some government officials initially said that Yeltsin might oust Nazdratenko, but Russian law has no provision for the president to fire a popularly elected governor.

42.   Soong became the first popularly elected governor four years ago and has criticized the streamlining plan as a plot to sack him.

43.   The release follows an appeal by the newly elected governor of the Blue Nile state to Sudanese President Gen. Omar el-Bashir.

44.   Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, Yeltsin was met by newly elected regional governor Vladimir Yakovlev, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

45.   As an elected governor, I am certain that you would not tolerate such disparity in the allocation of punishment.

46.   Democrat Gary Locke was elected governor Tuesday of Washington state, becoming the first Asian-American governor outside Hawaii, CNN reported.

47.   Wilder was the first elected black governor in the country.