51.   Except in Jordan, government officials tend to treat the issue as taboo, at least in response to queries from foreign journalists.

52.   Eritrea seemed so confident of victory that the army escorted foreign journalists to the front on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a month.

53.   Few foreign journalists operate there because of the threat to their safety, and the Algerian government often withholds information on rebel attacks and military operations.

54.   For nearly a year, Algeria has banned foreign journalists from visiting the country, with rare exceptions.

55.   First, a foreign journalist must get permission from the Northwest Frontier Province authorities, who said they had allowed in only one other reporter in recent years.

56.   For some reason, foreign journalists in Poland then got an enormous factory discount on BMWs.

57.   Foreign journalists have left the country by the dozens in the last few weeks, many seeking visas to Cuba.

58.   Foreign journalists say they have given up getting meaningful interviews from American officials here.

59.   Foreign journalists scrambled to interview Germans on the significance of the surprise announcement.

60.   Foreign journalists were warned to leave Chechnya before the battle erupted, and Russian troops have fired on several.