31.   A tough-talking former Communist state farm director, Lukashenko tightly controls the media, suppresses dissent and has pumped funds into beefing up police and security forces.

32.   All broadcast media are controlled either by the state or the ruling party.

33.   As a former culture minister himself, Khatami knows the importance of the Culture Ministry, which controls the media, in changing attitudes.

34.   By controlling the media, Milosevic has prevented his foes from reaching the rest of the country with their message.

35.   Dissident voices were silenced, the media controlled.

36.   He controls the media, and this summer, his legislators redrew electoral districts to favor their party.

37.   In addition to enjoying the afterglow of military triumph, the governing party controls major media and was able to amend election laws in its favor.

38.   In addition to other municipal services, local governments control some media.

39.   In April the hard-liners suffered a major defeat when they failed to impeach Mohajerani, whose ministry controls the media.

40.   Iraqi media is strictly controlled by the government.