21.   Why, for instance, is Ellis County still the sole stronghold of the Democratic Party west of the eastern border counties?

22.   Poland tightened visa rules on its eastern border in December to address EU concerns of an increasing flow of drugs, arms and illegal immigrants.

23.   Police say a teen-age boy in the eastern border city of Lahore admitted sending two bogus e-mails.

24.   Police used tear gas to disperse the group demonstrating to show solidarity with protesters on the eastern border.

25.   Police arrested four other Iraqis and one Jordanian near the eastern border with Iraq last week on suspicion of involvement in the murder.

26.   Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in an eastern border city on Wednesday during a one-day national strike to protest price increases.

27.   Police said Sunday that a teen-age boy in the eastern border city of Lahore admitted sending two of the bogus e-mails.

28.   A major Iraqi opposition group claimed Monday that President Saddam Hussein has moved two army corps from inside Iraq and posted them on its eastern border with Iran.

29.   A powerful bomb exploded in the eastern Pakistani border city of Lahore Monday, wounding several people, police said.

30.   A major Iraqi opposition group claimed Monday that President Saddam Hussein has moved two army corps to its eastern border with Iran.