11.   Aziz said Friday the United States was violating international law by insisting the embargo be maintained despite what he claimed was Iraqi compliance.

12.   Ignoring pleas from Buyoya, the regional leaders decided to maintain the embargo on Burundi, at least until talks begin.

13.   If Washington drops the embargo, the government could purchase weapons with funds from Islamic countries with relative ease, even if other countries maintain the embargo.

14.   Iraq rejected the proposal, calling it part of a U.S. move to maintain the embargo.

15.   Saleh criticized the United States for lobbying to maintain the embargo.

16.   The Bush administration has vowed to maintain the embargo.

17.   The move is intended to play on a split among oil-rich Gulf nations over whether to maintain the embargo at the expense of the Iraqi people.

18.   The United States says it maintains the embargo as a means of pressuring Cuba to implement a more democratic government and a free-market economy.

19.   The United States continues to maintain unilateral embargoes on Libya, preventing U.S. oil firms from working in the country.

20.   They decided to allow trade with foreign companies that do business with Israel, but maintained the embargo on direct trade with the Jewish state.