31.   The verbal gymnastics seemed to once again point out the tightrope the United States is walking as the South Asia region suddenly becomes vitally important to its interests.

32.   There are two reasons why the Venice region has become so attractive to organized crime.

33.   Then, in December, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and the region became a hot spot for the Cold War.

34.   Work with other regional chambers of commerce to craft a vision of what they want the region to become, and work to make it reality.

35.   Plants on the western plains remained shorter, and the region became home to shortgrass and mixed-grass prairie.

36.   Ahead of Middle East trip, Cheney says region must not become haven for terrorists.

37.   But cooperation stalled as Kabila moved away from his allies, and the border region once again became dangerously unstable.

38.   But during the conflict the region became a hotbed of Shiite Muslim extremists who kidnapped Westerners.

39.   Muslim areas in east and west become Pakistan while a predominantly Hindu region becomes India.

40.   The capital region on Wednesday became the first area of Australia to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, such as relieving glaucoma and nausea from chemotherapy.