21.   In Miami, Cuban-Americans were equally adamant that Elian not be returned to the Communist nation.

22.   Indeed, as in many formerly Communist nations, some newspapers that do not toe the official line are simply mouthpieces for opposition politicians.

23.   Just a decade ago, the communist nation had little infrastructure in place to handle a large influx of foreign visitors.

24.   Laos had become a communist nation, in the orbit of neighboring Vietnam, and the prince, Soulivong Savang, feared being co-opted or killed.

25.   Laos had become a Communist nation, and the prince, Soulivong Savang, feared being co-opted or killed.

26.   Like thousands of Cuban-Americans, the Miami relatives do not want to see the boy returned to a communist nation headed by President Fidel Castro.

27.   Many analysts expected the first-ever dynastic succession in a communist nation to be formally announced after the funeral.

28.   Politics occasionally turns to the issues of the past, although less so than in other formerly Communist nations.

29.   Park admits to being nervous on his first trip to the isolated Communist nation.

30.   Some business leaders worry that her efforts may hurt U.S. trade with the communist nation.