21.   All this might sound absurd, except that a high party official, Robert McBride, was recently arrested by Mozambican police on gun-running charges.

22.   Almost giddy with anticipation, several party officials said they had never seen the political heavens so aligned in their favor.

23.   Among some voters and party officials in Iowa, where Dole campaigned Wednesday, the reviews were poor as well.

24.   Among the benefits is that Eagles are included in periodic conference calls with party officials.

25.   An outcry ensued, and the government was accused of eyeing the best sites not for the poor but for wealthy party officials.

26.   An overzealous party official has been earmarked to take the fall.

27.   An White House national security officer told how she was pressured by top party officials to approve a presidential visit for a large donor.

28.   And Gen. Bantu Holomisa, a deputy Cabinet minister, was dismissed shortly after he accused another party official of taking a bribe years ago.

29.   And many party officials seem to be concentrating on what ministries they will receive rather than on questions of ideology.

30.   And party officials appear grateful.