51.   Thanks to one sentence, leading politicians accused him of being an anti-American apologist for Osama bin Laden and demanded he resign.

52.   Surprisingly, several leading politicians, including now-Foreign Minister Sharon, have backed variations on the idea.

53.   The important thing now is where the leading Russian politicians will go from here.

54.   The magistrate, Antonio Di Pietro, had been pressured by leading politicians and businessmen, most notably Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to limit his inquiries.

55.   The relationship between the Argentine Congress and the Economy Ministry should improve following the appointment of Roque Fernandez as new minister, a leading Argentine politician said.

56.   The plan won support from the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, a loose confederation of leading politicians and businessmen.

57.   To judge by the steamy comments of some leading politicians across the continent, an Austrian government with the Freedomites on board would put the country beyond the pale.

58.   Venezuela recently put a leading socialist politician, Teodoro Petkoff, in charge of its revised austerity and privatization program.

59.   Virtually every leading politician backed the Chechen offensive and those who dared to question it were publicly denounced as disloyal.

60.   Yeltsin had sent a delegation of three leading liberal politicians to Belgrade on Sunday.