91.   Hamas leaders claim their popularity has increased despite the crackdown.

92.   He has twice won presidential elections, though opposition leaders claimed those ballots were rigged.

93.   Hindu nationalist leaders claim the mosque was built by Mogul rulers after demolishing a Hindu temple.

94.   However, a Chechen leader claimed the Russians were being forced to retreat.

95.   In all three countries, the new leaders have claimed a commitment to democracy but have not scheduled elections.

96.   In his sermon, Beitawi, the prayer leader claimed Jewish extremists were plotting to destroy Al Aqsa.

97.   In the past, Klan leaders claimed to have a group of members called a Klavern based in Wallingford.

98.   Independence leaders claim torture, by electric shock and other means, was used frequently by Indonesian troops on suspected separatists.

99.   In Yekaterinburg, student leaders claim that about two dozen students were injured in the clashes, according to the Interfax news agency.

100.   In Tirana, opposition leaders claimed the vote was a technicality.