31.   Seselj was a paramilitary leader during the wars in Bosnia and Croatia.

32.   Several Republicans, including Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut, confronted GOP leaders during a party caucus.

33.   The budget dispute degenerated to name-calling after the Democrats blocked passage of a budget negotiated by Wilson, a Republican, and legislative leaders during the past month.

34.   The House Republican Conference will elect its leaders during an organizing session.

35.   The president acknowledged at the news conference Sunday that the continuing American embargo against Cuba had been criticized by many Latin American leaders during private meetings.

36.   There appeared to be some lingering resentment over the fact that the plan was crafted by Republican leaders during a series of closed-door meetings over the past few weeks.

37.   They came from everywhere to be present when he passed Rupp as the all-time victory leader during the NCAA tournament last March.

38.   They had been jailed after the newspaper printed a column by a Maoist leader during the crisis that followed the massacre of much of the royal family.

39.   This off season, the Bills lost linebacker Cornelius Bennett, a strong locker-room leader during those four Super Bowl seasons, to free agency.

40.   Though popular among many young professional voters, the party infuriated mainstream political leaders during the campaign by calling for a huge new gasoline tax.