31.   On Tuesday, prosecutor Nina Rodriguez submitted a motion to quash the investigation into the bribery scandal, a Public Ministry spokesman told The Associated Press.

32.   Opposition parties were to submit the motion later Monday.

33.   Pro-Islamic opposition parties who submitted the motion accuse Bostancioglu of cracking down on religious schools and female students who wear the Islamic-style headscarf.

34.   Speculation has grown that the defense may submit a motion to dismiss the case outright when the prosecution concludes its presentation in the coming weeks.

35.   Speculation has grown that the defense may submit a motion to dismiss the case outright when the prosecution concludes its presentation.

36.   The first motion was submitted last spring, but Mori dissolved the Parliament before a vote could be held.

37.   The government was faced with collapse after Arab legislators who usually support it submitted motions of no-confidence over the land confiscations.

38.   The Israeli government was faced with collapse after Arab legislators who usually support it submitted motions of no-confidence over the land confiscations.

39.   The opposition Labor Party, which negotiated the peace agreements with the Palestinians, planned to submit a motion of no confidence Monday.

40.   The opposition Labor Party, which negotiated the peace agreements with the Palestinians, was to submit a motion of no confidence in the government Monday.