41.   He said the government could boost confidence by increasing tax rebates to stimulate demand.

42.   He said the prime minister asked him how the government could boost export of agriculture products.

43.   Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said the government is boosting its reserves of anthrax antibiotics and smallpox vaccine.

44.   In Washington, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said he hopes the new government will boost economic growth, deal with the banking problems and accelerate deregulation.

45.   President Omar el-Bashir called on rebels Wednesday to lay down their arms and pledged that his government would boost aid for the impoverished South.

46.   Speaking at a meeting Monday, Lukashenko blamed the attack on increasingly aggressive mobsters and vowed that his government would boost its anti-crime efforts.

47.   Sudanese leader Lt. Col. Omar El-Bashir called on all rebels to lay down their arms and pledged his government would boost aid for the impoverished south.

48.   The federal government is boosting the amount that small local phone companies will receive over the next five years to underwrite service in high-cost rural areas.

49.   The government also boosted farm subsidies and support to workers laid off in the restructuring of state industry.

50.   To protect the economy from currency speculators, the government boosted interest rates and issued a hefty increase in an excise tax on industrial production, including cars.