51.   Besieged by striking workers, a disgruntled military and a distressingly large number of tax delinquents, the Russian government has been running hard just to stay in place.

52.   Bogachov said the Russian government was not persuaded that the plutonium found in Germany was in fact Russian, adding,

53.   Bouckaert said Human Rights Watch has not yet published its investigation of the Aldi events or notified the Russian government of its findings.

54.   Bread distribution in Ingushetia, near the town of Karabulak, was cut off for six weeks this summer because the Russian government failed to pay food vendors.

55.   A few months later, the Russian government separately asked the FBI for help in tracing the ransom in a kidnapping case.

56.   A Russian government official who flew from Vladivostok to Seattle last week to check on the World Association for Children and Parents program agreed.

57.   Adamov said the Russian government had rejected his proposal to sell the research reactor to Iran and that Nikiet no longer has dealings with the Iranians.

58.   According to the officials, the talks between Iraq and the Russian companies included at least one official from the Russian government.

59.   African, Asian, Latin American and Russian government officials and criminal leaders have often used leading U.S. banks, including giants like Citigroup, to manage their money.

60.   According to the terms of the loan agreement, each disbursement is preceded by a Russian government report on its adherence to IMF loan conditions.