11.   He also said he was considering appointment of other civilians to top defense posts.

12.   He has vastly increased the role of the military, using soldiers to build public works and appointing officers to top government posts.

13.   Nakatindi Wina and her husband were known to be vying for a return to top government posts in recent months.

14.   NATO-LEADERSHIP, NATO nations formally appoint Spanish foreign minister Javier Solana to top civilian post Tuesday.

15.   Previously, the U.N. had been criticized for not appointing women to top posts.

16.   Schneider, who takes office Monday, also named four cabinet members and five temporary assignments to top government posts at a news conference.

17.   Rita Suessmuth, a Christian Democrat who will be losing her post as parliamentary president, called for the party to bring more women to top posts.

18.   The Bush campaign said several retired military commanders, including some nominated to top posts by President Clinton, plan to endorse Bush.

19.   The poll was conducted by the White House Project, a nonprofit group urging the election of women to top national posts.

20.   The president has been criticized for giving the army a bigger role in society and appointing fellow coup plotters to top government posts.