31.   The government will chose a winning bidder based on technical criteria and price.

32.   The government will likely increase spending to protect both soldiers and civilians from biowarfare and bioterrorism.

33.   The government would like that tendency to continue, with Chile producing more value-added manufacturing goods, which are labor-intensive and help boost wages.

34.   The opposition will probably be able to say it obtained a partial victory as the government will likely cave in on other proposals to cut taxes.

35.   The yen is also seen benefiting from optimism that Asian governments will implement economic reforms in exchange for foreign aid.

36.   TURKISH stocks fell on speculation that Treasury Undersecretary Mahfi Egilmez would quit and on speculation the government will the delay sale of electricity distribution companies.

37.   Treasuries would fall based on how much the market doubted the government would eventually make good on the maturing bonds.

38.   Tucked into the Medicare legislation recently approved by Congress is a provision that would for the first time limit the number of doctor trainees the federal government will fund.

39.   While the hope that governments would practice self-discipline has been proven fantasy, the new global economy imposes far and more severe restraints on government.

40.   Presidential spokesman Rigoberto Tiglao has said the government is willing to discuss with the rebels only the unconditional release of the captives.