21.   A special assembly convened for a second day to debate political reform in Indonesia Wednesday amid fears of more student protests and street fighting by rival mobs.

22.   But speaking on national television Sunday, Hashimoto said although permanent tax reforms would be debated, there might not be any net reduction in the overall tax burden.

23.   Congress is debating reforms to reduce the social security deficit, including controversial proposals to reduce pensions for retired civil servants and the military.

24.   Hundreds of students gathered at several universities on Monday to protest a government assembly that will debate democratic reforms.

25.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Sunday that although permanent tax reforms would be debated, there might not be any net reduction in the overall tax burden.

26.   Just the fact that Congress will debate welfare reform without Medicaid changes was a major disappointment to Republican governors, who have lobbied fiercely against such a split.

27.   Levitte spoke at a press briefing after making the same announcement to the U.N. budget committee, which is currently debating reform of the scale of assessments.

28.   The EU nations began to loosely debate the reforms last year.

29.   The EU governments have been debating reforms since March.

30.   The legislature debates criminal justice reform.