41.   Scharping urged that leaders of all the mainstream political parties sit down together and get serious about fixing the economy.

42.   Some governments had to curb welfare programs or, when faced with powerful lobbies such as trade unions, to drop needed reforms to fix ailing economies.

43.   Some voters, especially in the younger generation, have grumbled that none of the candidates can fix the economy.

44.   The parties are sharing ideas on fixing the economy but are unlikely to work together on political issues, especially on the pace of democracy or relations with Beijing.

45.   They say he has failed to fix the economy, end corruption and quell communal and separatist violence.

46.   U.S. President Bill Clinton phoned Boris Yeltsin and expressed support for his efforts to fix the economy, White House officials said.