21.   Now Sedgefield MP Tony Blair has joined the campaign and the Kilbourns have won support from county councillor Charles Magee who is raising the matter with council highways officers.

22.   Should he raise the matter?

23.   Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, who has been conducting peace negotiations, also raised the matter with Milosevic, American officials said.

24.   Before Bush left for Europe, his advisers insisted he would not raise the matter with the Pope.

25.   Before ending up in the European court, the matter was raised in domestic courts a number of times, with the courts generally ruling against the government.

26.   Ahern said he would raise the matter soon with the British prime minister, Tony Blair.

27.   Both Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Colin Powell raised the matter with Indian officials.

28.   But Weld spoke to his Justice Department superiors, who encouraged President Reagan to raise the matter with the Mexican president at a White House meeting.

29.   Cheney reportedly also tried to help Enron sell its interest in an Indian power plant venture by raising the matter with Congress Party leader Sonia Ghandi during a visit.

30.   Cheney reportedly also tried to help Enron sell its interest in an Indian power plant venture by raising the matter with Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi during a visit.