11.   Stroyev is scheduled today to chair an extraordinary session of the Federation Council to discuss the security crisis in Russia.

12.   That bill and other critical revenue measures were left for an extraordinary Sunday session, with both houses beginning hours of debate Sunday afternoon.

13.   The bill was scrapped without deliberation, but the party intends to propose it again at the extraordinary Diet session this autumn.

14.   The cabinet met in extraordinary session and parliamentarians in the State Duma were talking about forcing a vote of confidence.

15.   The extraordinary parliamentary session is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

16.   The extraordinary session at times seemed almost too polite for Democrat Clinton and Republican Gingrich, two consummate campaign combatants who are both adept at wielding the political hatchet.

17.   The extraordinary session was intended to impress the International Monetary Fund, which is beginning new negotiations over billions of dollars in additional financing.

18.   The Diet began an extraordinary session Thursday.

19.   The extraordinary session was intended to impress the International Monetary Fund, which is beginning negotiations over billions of dollars in additional financing.

20.   The government aims to submit legislation on cutting the fiscal budget to an extraordinary session of the parliament in the autumn, he said.