1.   And they cited testimony by a Mafia informer that Carey had agreed to honor picket lines when a union leader close to the mob demanded he do so.

2.   If this MPR should elect a new president and vice president, only political leaders close to Golkar can expect adequate support for their bid to the presidency.

3.   Some reports said some leaders close to Rao stirred up the phone tapping controversy because they want the government to go slow on investigations against against Congress leaders.

4.   A communist leader close to Yadav said the situation was fluid.

5.   Leaders close to the PA, meanwhile, cautioned Israel against separate contacts with the Islamic radicals.