1.   American chicken was not always considered a threat to the Russian motherland.

2.   But this fight is not about manufactured consumer goods or high technology, but about American chicken, which has flooded the Russian market.

3.   Domestic consumers have been snapping up cheaper staples like American chicken, broccoli and cherries.

4.   Here, Abdul has started a chain of Chicken Hut restaurants, specializing in American fried chicken.

5.   The Russians had threatened for weeks to block imports of American chicken, which represent a third of U.S. exports to Russia.

6.   The researchers also showed that when American chickens are given feed that contains fish meal or flax, they produce eggs with higher amounts of these healthful fatty acids.

7.   The Russians have banned the import of American chickens, saying they might not be safe for consumption.

8.   U.S. Vice President Al Gore yesterday wrote to Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin warning of political and economic consequences if Russia holds to its plan to ban American chicken.

9.   A middle-class family eats American chicken on Chinese plates while watching a Mexican soap opera on their Japanese television.

10.   Col. Sanders, backed by an army of American chickens, has invaded Moscow.