1.   Early this month government officials confirmed that they would open up the process to bidding, though it intended to sell the stake to Telefonica.

2.   IXL had filed a report with the federal government this month that said it would have to take drastic action to avoid bankruptcy.

3.   Thakur, his wife and three daughters each receive a small payment from the government every month.

4.   The loan package clearly bought the government several months to improve its fiscal condition, but it has not brought calm.

5.   A law adopted by the Yugoslav government this month allows for the extradition of suspected war criminals to the tribunal in The Hague.

6.   But the government this month passed new measures aimed at resolving the rebellion, including temporary suspension of arrest warrants for rebel leaders.

7.   ENI, based in Tampa, Fla., sued the government this month claiming Bureau of Prisons policies governing execution coverage were unconstitutional.

8.   Exports are reported separately by the government each month.

9.   However, under pressure from Trovoada, the government this month agreed to the plan.

10.   Imports are announced separately by the government each month.