91.   A. The Iraqis have placed presidential palaces, government ministries and surrounding areas off limits, citing national security.

92.   A spokeswoman for the government ministry that oversees the archive, Sophie Gouminne, said the minister has asked the archive to submit a detailed budgetary analysis for consideration.

93.   After the current government came to power, it put national news agency Rompres under control of a government ministry.

94.   All government ministries have been ordered to find ways to save more money.

95.   Also Saturday, a car rigged with a bomb burst into flames near government ministries and international financial institutions but failed to explode, officials said.

96.   Another proposal to be discussed would increase the number of political appointees at government ministries.

97.   And merged government ministries will stay in their buildings for now.

98.   As in the past, birthday cakes will be cut in every government ministry and branches of the ruling Baath party on Tuesday.

99.   At least seven government ministries are currently involved in taking steps to prevent biopiracy, the court was told.

100.   Attempts by The Associated Press to obtain further information from several government ministries on both measures Wednesday afternoon were unsuccessful.