91.   Ministers in the ruling coalition and spokesmen for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which leads the coalition, strongly defended the government.

92.   Netanyahu is facing his own political troubles within his ruling coalition.

93.   Not surprisingly, Laxman and leaders of the Samata Party, which is part of the ruling coalition, have been the strongest critics of the journalists.

94.   Now they are poised to join in a ruling coalition under Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

95.   One problem is that when Murayama tries to exercise leadership, his partners in the ruling coalition ignore him.

96.   Opposition political parties have assailed the ruling coalition for failing to respond quickly enough.

97.   Opposition parties voted against Massad then because they said he was too closely linked to the ruling coalition and could undermine the autonomy of the central bank.

98.   Ozawa was forced out as a result, although some members of his party have remained in the ruling coalition.

99.   Pharmaceutical shares fell after the Nihon Keizai newspaper said the ruling coalition parties will propose limiting prescription drug coverage on the national health insurance plan.

100.   Others in the ruling coalition said the government was running out of options.