41.   A group called the Iraq Action Coalition uses its site to advocate an end to sanctions.

42.   A government watchdog group called for the House ethics committee to expand its investigation into Rep. Bud Shuster.

43.   A group called the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars demanded an apology on the air and a retraction from CBS.

44.   A group called the Moral Ecologists, who claim reading pollutes the mind, is responsible for the effigy.

45.   A group called the Residents for the Future of Briarcliff Manor plans to sue the village, charging the board with violating the zoning law.

46.   A municipal bond lobbying group called for reform of municipal bankruptcy laws to prevent governments from reneging on debt payments.

47.   A mining and chemical group calls itself the Environmental Arsenic Council.

48.   A peaceful solution to the long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland inched closer Thursday when Protestant paramilitary groups called a halt to their campaign of violence.

49.   A militantly anti-Arab group called Eyal claimed responsibility in a message to Israel radio.

50.   A national environmental group this week called for tighter limits on weed killers, such as atrazine, in Midwest drinking water.