41.   It says the Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic, backs the peace plan.

42.   It was just one day after the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague had published its indictment against the Serbian leader.

43.   Its chief, Yasushi Akashi, scaled down U.N. force activity after a promise from the Serbian leaders to let some relief trucks through.

44.   It would be nice if the Serbian leader had greater respect for the democratic process.

45.   Kajic was at the center of the recent power struggle among Serbian leaders, when Serbian President Biljana Plavsic tried to fire him.

46.   Kerry said he believes NATO will eventually force Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw from Kosovo and let the ethnic Albanian refugees return to their homes.

47.   Kris Janowski, a spokesman for the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said that probably only local Serbian leaders could keep people from leaving.

48.   Kostunica had insisted on the need for the law to regularize cooperation, despite arguments from the tribunal and other Serbian leaders that it was unnecessary.

49.   Last month, the Serbian paramilitary leader and close associate of Milosevic, Zeljko Raznatovic, was shot dead eating dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in Belgrade.

50.   McCain warned Serbian leaders that if they harmed the three service men, a war crime trial would be in order after the conflict ended.