21.   He was treated for a perforated eardrum at a hospital, party spokeswoman Donate Hochstein said.

22.   Hutchison, a former television reporter, is a frequent party spokeswoman on such issues as tax reform and welfare reform.

23.   National Party spokeswoman Sheila Camerer said in a statement the party was considering taking the commission to court to compel it to be impartial.

24.   Nationalist Party spokeswoman Huang Li-ching admitted the party faces a big challenge in fielding a candidate against Chen.

25.   One idea will be adopted and presented to a party convention in July for approval, said party spokeswoman Gili Tamir said.

26.   One woman, party spokeswoman, Shushma Swaraj, also took the oath of office and secrecy in the ornate Ashoka Hall.

27.   Popular Party spokeswoman Mercedes Fernandez defended the rejection saying there was not sufficient public demand to expand the existing legislation.

28.   Supporters of the Irish Republican Army could join in peace talks this summer if a cease-fire is restored soon, a Labor party spokeswoman said Saturday.

29.   The Hungarian minority party said Thursday it would postpone a decision on whether to leave the Romanian government and the ruling coalition, a party spokeswoman said.

30.   The latest platform draft, released Monday in Bonn by party spokeswoman Gunda Roestel and spokesman Juergen Trittin, still contains party demands to substantially boost gasoline taxes.