31.   Czech officials rejected such demands, arguing the plant meets all security criteria.

32.   Czech officials acknowledge restitution laws often do not result in the return of collections to their rightful heirs, but said their policies reflect national priorities.

33.   Czech officials are investigating the number of trips Atta made to the country.

34.   Czech officials did not dispute that two of their soldiers had sex with the woman but said she was not raped.

35.   Czech officials had no immediate comment.

36.   Czech officials said many people ignored flood warnings, and had to be forced to leave.

37.   Czech officials said more people still were missing after five days of rain that caused floods in a third of the country.

38.   Czech officials said more people still were missing after five solid days of rain that caused floods in a third of the country.

39.   Czech officials say Atta met with an Iraqi intelligence agent working as a diplomat in Prague in April.

40.   Czech officials gave a nuclear power plant near the Austrian border permission to increase its output to full capacity, a plant spokesman said Thursday.