21.   Besides Nevada, voters in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon and Washington have approved ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana.

22.   Because of his position Papandreou is the only one who can approve initiatives by the Parliamentary group, which votes for legislation and approves government actions.

23.   Both posts give Papandreou the ability to approve initiatives by the Parliamentary group, which votes for legislation and approves government actions.

24.   California and Arizona voters have approved initiatives allowing medical uses for marijuana.

25.   In November, voters approved ballot initiatives aiming to provide for smaller classes and other school improvements and requiring annual cost-of-living raises for school employees.

26.   Last month, voters in California and Arizona approved ballot initiatives that decriminalized therapeutic use of marijuana.

27.   Ter-Petrosian has approved an initiative proposed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the gradual settlement of the Karabakh problem.

28.   The foreign ministers of the Group of Rio nations ended a meeting Friday by approving initiatives designed to strengthen human rights and fight poverty.

29.   The initiative had been approved by the federal government.

30.   The initiative had been approved by the Los Angeles-based International Airline Medical Advisory Council, Young said.