11.   President B.J. Habibie has pledged to curb the state graft that thrived under his authoritarian predecessor, Suharto, who quit in May after riots and protests.

12.   President B.J. Habibie is promoting democratic change after the resignation five months ago of his authoritarian predecessor, Suharto.

13.   President B.J. Habibie has freed dozens of other political prisoners since the downfall last year of Suharto, his authoritarian predecessor and a former army general.

14.   President B.J. Habibie launched democratic reforms after the ouster last year of his authoritarian predecessor, Suharto.

15.   President B.J. Habibie scheduled the parliamentary elections after embarking on a program of democratic reforms in the wake of the May ouster of his authoritarian predecessor, President Suharto.

16.   Students say President B.J. Habibie, who took office after riots and protests dislodged his authoritarian predecessor Suharto in May, is stalling on pledges to democratize Indonesia.

17.   The election is a test of democratic reforms that Habibie launched after the tumultuous downfall last year of his authoritarian predecessor, President Suharto.

18.   The election is seen as a test of democratic reforms that President B.J. Habibie launched after the tumultuous downfall last year of his authoritarian predecessor, President Suharto.

19.   U.N. diplomat Jamsheed Marker spent more than an hour with Habibie, who has adopted a more conciliatory approach on East Timor than his authoritarian predecessor, Suharto.

20.   Like his authoritarian predecessors, Kim had restricted free contacts between South and North Korean civilians.