31.   The group was united in supporting Yeltsin in his tough re-election campaign last year against a communist challenger.

32.   The main candidates for president are the incumbent Boris Yeltsin and his Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

33.   The president is in a tough race against a Communist challenger, and the war in Chechnya has cost him the support of some key liberal allies.

34.   The runoff pits President Boris Yeltsin against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

35.   The runoff between President Boris Yeltsin and Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov is the sixth nationwide vote in just five years, including parliamentary elections and a referendum on reforms.

36.   Yeltsin had a slight edge over his Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov in the first round earlier this month.

37.   Yeltsin has suffered several apparent heart attacks, including one just before the July presidential runoff election that he won over Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

38.   Yeltsin is under pressure to show progress in peace efforts in Chechnya ahead of runoff election Wednesday pitting him against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

39.   Yeltsin, who brought Lebed into his government just two weeks ago, faces a pivotal presidential runoff Wednesday against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

40.   Yeltsin has spent mere hours at the Kremlin since winning a second term in July over Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.