31.   Secession leaders claim their areas can simply operate better and more efficiently alone.

32.   Serb military leaders claimed Thursday that two NATO aircraft had been shot down in the second round of attacks.

33.   Some Republican leaders claim that all party candidates must pass a litmus test of spousal fidelity, although proof of accuracy would seem to be awkward.

34.   Somehow, this seemed a trifle incongruous, given that the spiritual leader claims to have lifted an elephant by himself.

35.   Southern Baptist leaders claimed they were responding to the breakdown of families.

36.   Still, its leaders claimed success in just getting the matter onto the House floor and in winning a simple majority.

37.   The former Communist Party took an early lead in parliamentary elections here Sunday and its leader claimed victory.

38.   The leaders claimed privately that they could not find a suitable woman with broader experience.

39.   The political leaders claim not to know about military operations, a claim Israelis dispute.

40.   The party leaders claim that their deserting members were lured away by money -- and they may be right.