1.   Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic heads the reformist faction.

2.   In response, Yerin and his aides walked out of the session, along with members of the largest reformist faction in parliament.

3.   Majid Ansari is a soft-spoken reformist cleric who led the minority reformist faction in the outgoing Majlis.

4.   Naeimipour heads the main reformist faction, the Islamic Iran Participation Front, which is considered close to President Mohammad Khatami.

5.   The letter was addressed to Yegor Gaidar, Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Fyodorov, who lead the three largest reformist factions in parliament.

6.   The reformist Yabloko faction said Sunday that it would not confirm the nominee.

7.   The unpopular war is cited by many leading reformist factions as the chief obstacle to their supporting the president.

8.   Yerin and his aides responded by walking out, along with members of the largest reformist faction in parliament.

9.   Grigory Yavlinsky, of the reformist Yabloko faction, said he also gave Clinton a dose of reality about vast economic reforms underway in Russia.

10.   Grigory Yavlinsky, of the reformist Yabloko faction, said he also dealt Clinton a dose of reality about vast economic reforms underway in Russia.