41.   Late Friday, U.N. spokesmen insisted that airstrikes remained an option.

42.   Late in the day, U.N. spokesmen insisted that more airstrikes remained an option.

43.   Late Friday, U.N. spokesmen insisted that further airstrikes remained an option.

44.   Late Friday, U.N. spokesmen insisted that more airstrikes remained an option.

45.   On the ground, however, a NATO spokesman insisted nothing had changed.

46.   President Boris Yeltsin is spending the weekend in the Kremlin hospital for what his spokesmen insisted Saturday were routine tests ahead of his upcoming heart surgery.

47.   Russian and U.S. spokesmen insisted the attack was an isolated incident.

48.   Russian troops have no prejudice against Kosovar Albanians, a Foreign Ministry spokesman insisted Tuesday in the wake of Albanian demonstrations against the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

49.   Spokesmen have insisted that even if troops encounter suspects, they would make arrests only if it was safe.

50.   Spokesman insists he is healthy.