41.   President Hugo Chavez says he is considering imposing a state of emergency on Venezuela as social tension increases in this oil-rich but poverty-stricken nation.

42.   President Megawati Sukarnoputri has not publicly commented on the violence but the government is considering imposing a state of emergency in the region.

43.   President Ramiro de Leon Carpio said Thursday his Cabinet was discussing imposing a state of emergency.

44.   President Sali Berisha, whose support is in the north, imposed a state of emergency Sunday after weeks of protests erupted into violence.

45.   Samper, in the speech broadcast on national radio, said his Cabinet had approved imposing the state of emergency to fight crime.

46.   The government has also imposed a state of emergency in the region.

47.   The government also was deciding whether to impose a state of emergency, which would give the military extra powers.

48.   The government imposed a state of emergency in the mainly Muslim city, and soldiers and armored personnel carriers were deployed in the streets.

49.   The next day Taylor imposed a state of emergency.

50.   The rebels stepped up attacks on government offices and police after talks with the government failed and King Gyanendra imposed a state of national emergency in November.