41.   Rangel refused to comment further on the allegations, made by ruling party legislators and foreign press reports, or provide more details on the investigation.

42.   Ruling party legislators balked at the amnesty option, saying it would be an affront to democracy.

43.   Ruling party legislators urged opponents to work with Chavez.

44.   Ruling Liberal Democratic Party legislators have said Japan should develop a joint satellite project with the United States to monitor missiles.

45.   Ruling party legislators have called for the resignation of all five Supreme Court judges.

46.   Ruling party legislators passed the law in a secretive, pre-dawn session Thursday.

47.   Ruling party legislators accused the opposition of blocking swift parliamentary actions on a number of bills.

48.   Ruling party legislators are working on a draft revision before negotiations with a conservative opposition.

49.   Ruling party legislators have said earlier that Japan should develop a joint satellite project with the United States to monitor missiles.

50.   Ruling party legislators passed a new labor law Thursday in a secretive, predawn parliamentary session with no opposition members present.