31.   It ends Monday with an address by Thomas Pickering, the undersecretary of state for political affairs.

32.   It was a classic political affair, overflowing with food and speeches.

33.   It revealed a confident and aggressive Court that is willing, at times, to step into national political affairs.

34.   Kassoum Camara, first counselor for political affairs at the Mali Embassy in Washington, said last week that he was unfamiliar with Mali-Suisse.

35.   Kids are intellectually curious, learning about political affairs, and they challenge authority.

36.   Koichiro Tanaka, former political affairs officer of the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan who recently returned to Japan from Islamabad, also questions the move.

37.   Kostunica says the Hague court is a political affair, biased against Serbs, and of dubious legitimacy.

38.   Like any political affair, this one has inspired a spectrum of opinion.

39.   Military officers are prohibited from getting involved in political affairs.

40.   More than a few years ago, I was attending a fancy political affair in Washington when I was introduced to a tall, smiling man in clerical garb.