41.   In two apparently unrelated cases, federal prosecutors last year charged two other investors with lying to the government about their trading in options in Lotus stock.

42.   In Washington, the State Department said it had repeatedly expressed concerns to the Peruvian government about the fairness of legal process.

43.   It was a means of survival while she and her family waited to hear from the U.S. government about whether they qualified for the refugee program.

44.   Jones said talks with the Chinese government about American soldiers missing from the Korean War have come a long way in the last several years.

45.   Kodak approached the Chinese government about investing in Henan Baoding, said Franz.

46.   Last month, the Norwegian government said it was considering initiating talks with other Scandinavian governments about merging their defense industries.

47.   Masson, the labor protester, said that French unions were willing to talk with the government about reducing working hours.

48.   Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch say they are holding talks with the government about steps that might ease the debt crisis.

49.   One year ago, after he and Umphress were convinced the idea would work, Loughry said they contacted the federal government about it.

50.   Over the last six weeks, there has been much talk, but little substantive action among Afghan exiles and Western governments about forming a post-Taliban government.