31.   Hall plans to meet with top government officials in North Korea, as well as the president of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung.

32.   He denied that this resulted in discrimination, even though top government positions usually require party membership.

33.   He also denied involvement in political affairs, including the appointment of prime minister, the presidents of state television companies and other top government posts.

34.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich plans to travel to China in early April to meet with top Chinese government officials.

35.   In Rome, top government officials hailed the arrests as another victory in the fight against organized crime.

36.   In September, he went to China, where he discussed reform of the state-controlled banking industrywith top government officials.

37.   In fact, Kallstrom was in Washington, meeting with Attorney General Janet Reno, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, and other top government officials.

38.   In the islands, Beal has plenty of support among top government officials and business leaders.

39.   In the past few years judicial proceedings against top government officials and Socialist financial backers on charges of corruption and abuse of power have multiplied.

40.   It helps to have connections with top government officials.