21.   Responding to the crisis, Haitian officials said on Friday that the government, which has not officially seized the fuel, understood the difference between politics and aid.

22.   Sheehan said that Durocher Bertin had been told she was in danger by a Haitian official.

23.   The commander in chief of the Haitian military, Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras, and other senior officers will step down Monday, Haitian military officials said Sunday.

24.   The various aid groups have not coordinated many projects, according to a recent U.N. report, and have done little to plan strategy with Haitian officials.

25.   The U.S. reluctance has caused Haitian officials to question whether the U.S. military, which maintained close ties to the Haitian army for years, has something to hide.

26.   U.S. soldiers manned the gates, and Haitian officials checked in the parliamentarians from lists of those who were entitled to attend the session.

27.   When Haitian officials refused to reconsider requests that eight of those seats be determined in a runoff, opposition parties and observer groups refused to take part.

28.   Over the past year, Haitian officials have struggled to revive an economy that was crippled by U.N. sanctions imposed to force the military from power.

29.   Over the past year, Haitian officials have struggled to revive an economy crippled by U.N. sanctions imposed to force the military from power.

30.   Patterson and President Rene Preval would sign a framework agreement for development cooperation before Patterson returns to Jamaica on Sunday, Haitian officials said.