51.   But the White House scoffed at a claim late Saturday by a government spokesman in Baghdad that a pullback would take place in a short time.

52.   Chen Jianren, a government spokesman, acknowledged that many of the newer buildings may not have met strict specifications.

53.   City health officials feared the two men might be close to death, federal government spokesman Dionisio Perez Jacome said on Monday.

54.   Church tax is passed on to the churches and reduces the overall taxable income, a government spokesman said.

55.   Companies operating in the zone will be able to import goods free of duty for processing and re-exporting, said Fernando Egana, government spokesman.

56.   Dan Patir, the Israeli government spokesman during the Camp David talks that led to peace with Egypt, said Syria has more incentive now to make peace.

57.   Executives from six large Russian oil companies agreed to the cut in a meeting on Monday morning with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, a government spokesman said.

58.   First, the government spokesman, Nachman Shai, praised the moderating influence of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.

59.   Gecas is in an Edinburgh hospital and will be arrested when his health permits, a government spokesman said.

60.   Germany is in no hurry to get an agreement, government spokesman Peter Haussmann said in Bonn today.