41.   Without, he could fall to Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

42.   Yeltsin beat communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov by a wide margin in the elections.

43.   Yeltsin is eager to show real progress in ending the unpopular war before his presidential runoff next Wednesday with Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

44.   Yeltsin, who was then lagging behind his Communist challenger in the polls, admonished Korzhakov and pushed on with his campaign.

45.   Hashimoto said he was perplexed by Yeltsin sacking his security chiefs this week ahead of the runoff against communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

46.   He said Yeltsin, who faces Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov at the polls Wednesday, left his Kremlin office in the morning and went to his country residence.

47.   His success in securing victory last month over communist challenger Gennadi Ziuganov was rewarded Monday.

48.   Horsetrading for crucial votes in the run-off round of presidential elections began Monday as President Boris Yeltsin held a hair-thin lead over Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

49.   Intense speculation has surrounded the health of the president, who suffered two heart attacks last year, amid his bid for re-election against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

50.   A runoff vote was under way Wednesday between President Boris Yeltsin and his Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.