11.   The Polish government distributed millions of the pills during the Chernobyl accident in neighboring Russia, which researchers say helped lower the rate of thyroid cancers for years afterward.

12.   A government minister in charge of flood recovery assured parliament Friday that the government was distributing food, water and blankets to all in need.

13.   Addressing the National Prayer Breakfast, Bush promoted a series of initiatives allowing religious institutions to compete for a share of social-services money that the government distributes.

14.   Ahead of the Gulf War, the Israeli government distributed gas masks to the population in response to threats by Iraq to attack Israel with missiles carrying chemical warheads.

15.   At the time, the Israeli government distributed gas masks to its citizens amid concern that Iraq would equip the Scuds with chemical warheads.

16.   Bush promoted a series of initiatives allowing religious institutions to compete for a share of social-services money that the government distributes.

17.   But unlike in previous years, the government did not distribute free condoms, citing a lack of funds.

18.   Citing humanitarian reasons, the government has indirectly distributed money to the Sakhalin Koreans.

19.   Earlier this week, Bush unveiled a series of initiatives to allow religious institutions to compete for a share of social-services money that the government distributes.

20.   Hundreds of farmers made off with a mountain of fertilizer Monday after complaining that the government was distributing it too slowly.