31.   Mahley said the United States could not support the treaty even if amendments were made.

32.   Mahley said the United States had concluded that it could not support the treaty even if amendments were made.

33.   Responding to news of the peace prize, however, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced that he supports the treaty.

34.   Prime Minister Jean Chretien headed to Moscow on Friday hoping to nudge Russian President Boris Yeltsin into supporting a treaty banning anti-personnel land mines.

35.   President George W. Bush has said he does not support the treaty and will not ask the Senate to approve it, but will not violate it.

36.   President George W. Bush says he does not support the treaty but will not violate its provisions.

37.   Ryzhkov is a moderate who supports the treaty.

38.   Russian hard-liners and centrists widely support the treaty and accuse the media in general and ORT in particular of trying to derail it.

39.   Some supported the treaty and others expressed reservations.

40.   The Chemical Manufacturers Association supports the treaty, but some companies oppose provisions for spot inspections and seizures of outlawed chemicals.