31.   President Bush and his GOP want Congress to pass, as quickly as possible, an economic package that includes new permanent tax cuts.

32.   Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fired ministers from the rigorously observant Orthodox Shas Party from his Cabinet on Monday night after they voted against an emergency economic package in parliament.

33.   Signals are mixed whether an economic package is needed to bring about a recovery.

34.   Some were hoping the economic package would lift the dollar.

35.   Stocks fell as concern about the strong yen and trade friction with the U.S. outweighed hopes that the government will try to boost the economy through an economic package.

36.   The Dole camp is now hoping for an orderly, uplifting convention, a popular vice presidential pick and a visionary economic package to jolt the campaign to life.

37.   The first two economic packages, released in October and November, disappointed investors because they contained few measures to jump start the economy.

38.   The Finance Ministry today gave details on the maturities of the bonds that will be sold to the public to fund the economic package.

39.   The government plans to compile its economic package by mid-November, government officials said.

40.   The LDP will unveil its economic package next week.