21.   Attorney General John Ashcroft directed the U.S. Marshals Service to provide backup protection for abortion clinics in Kansas during planned anti-abortion protests.

22.   Burns said that Deputy Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson met Monday with representatives of two Florida-based groups involved in the planned protest.

23.   But Hong Kong groups doubt if the planned protest will be noticed.

24.   Chavalit said a planned mass protest Saturday by Thai Muslims would be peaceful.

25.   Congress president Sam Shilowa said negotiations would not stop the planned protests.

26.   Despite vehement criticism by Cuban-American lawmakers and a planned protest by students, the University of Florida proceeded with a scheduled speech today by three Cuban professors.

27.   Fernandez reacted by deploying thousands of soldiers Saturday to thwart planned protests outside banks, government offices and other points throughout the Caribbean country.

28.   Former President Corazon Aquino said Tuesday she will not back out of a planned massive protest against constitutional changes despite military warnings that the rally could turn bloody.

29.   Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Friday canceled a speech scheduled for next week at the University of Texas, citing safety concerns over a planned protest.

30.   He said the planned protests would shut down shops and urged people to start hoarding food.