1.   Charlie Robertson, analyst for London consulting company Hilfe Ltd., said Yavlinsky is the most popular of the reformist politicians.

2.   He was not a radical newspaper editor or reformist politician.

3.   Reformist politicians promised voters that the new Parliament would overturn the restrictive press and social laws enacted by its predecessor.

4.   When Khatami ran for re-election in June, this city, which has turned out in large numbers for reformist politicians in the past, largely stayed home.

5.   But Boris Nemtsov, a leading reformist politician, said Tuesday that the arrest sends a warning to all news media.

6.   But the Russian media and reformist politicians have broadly criticized the planned union.

7.   But the Russian media and reformist politicians have broadly assailed the planned union.

8.   However, the Russian media and reformist politicians have broadly assailed the treaty.

9.   Pro-reform candidates won four of seven seats contested in legislative by-elections in northern Iran, a reformist politician said Saturday.

10.   The group included reformist politician Yegor Gaidar, writer Vladimir Voinovich, poet Bella Akhmadulina and prominent actors and theater directors.