1.   Any future government that denies the Taliban a role is doomed to failure, Pakistani officials say, because the fundamentalist regime has grassroots popularity among traditionalist Pashtuns.

2.   Atlanta has that popularity.

3.   A balanced budget amendment has broad popularity, but like a lot of other poll bait, it sounds good only until you think about it.

4.   Estrada still has wide popularity.

5.   Some conceded, however, that Karzai now has the popularity to choose his own Cabinet but they warned him that they would be watching his performance.

6.   Six million people voted for Welfare in the last national election, and many of its leaders have considerable popularity.

7.   Although seven party members say they want to run for the presidency, none has broad popularity.

8.   Erap has the popularity but he sorely needed credibility and organization.

9.   It marked an unusual call to end attacks that have broad popularity among the Palestinian public.

10.   Sacked by Milosevic last year after he publicly criticized his Kosovo policies, Perisic still has great popularity within the military.