41.   The German leader nevertheless was raising some of the thorniest issues between the two nations.

42.   The group leader raised the alarm last weekend after learning that Quinn had left Philadelphia.

43.   The Israeli leader raised the specter of the Holocaust.

44.   The leader raised some stir in the pits and in the packed grandstands when it appeared he was moving back and forth on the narrow track, blocking Buhl.

45.   The Norwegian leader also raised subjects sensitive in China, speaking out against female infanticide and abortions to avoid giving birth to girls.

46.   The Russian leader again raised his idea of a multi-polar world that would include Russia and leading European nations.

47.   The Senate next meets on Wednesday, although leaders there have raised the possibility of delaying a vote until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to resume ballot recounts.

48.   In March regional leaders raised the possibility of delinking the price of crude from the dollar to protect prices from fluctuations in the greenback.

49.   Iranian leaders have increasingly raised the military option in recent days as a possible way of defending the islands from foreign threats.

50.   Chinese leaders could raise the Taiwan issue during the meetings, Chien said.