21.   The Communists refused to budge and later reaffirmed their decision to vote against the mission.

22.   The confrontation mounted Sunday when the assembly reaffirmed its decision to hold additional sessions this week in open defiance of Alarcon.

23.   The court reaffirmed that decision Friday, saying there was no reasonable chance the Supreme Court would come to a different conclusion.

24.   The committee asked the court to reaffirm its decision, the Haaretz daily said.

25.   The president of Georgia on Sunday reaffirmed his decision to waive the diplomatic immunity of an envoy blamed for a fatal car crash.

26.   The World Boxing Council on Thursday reaffirmed its decision to have world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno fight Mike Tyson next March.

27.   Tremblay did, and reaffirmed his decision to quit on Tuesday.

28.   Yasser Arafat has proposed a compromise by which the PLO executive committee would convene to reaffirm its decision amending the charter.

29.   Tonga News Association president Pesi Fonua said the association and PINA had been advised that the government had reaffirmed its decision not to issue a visa to Field.