51.   Boutros-Ghali made a fresh promise to back German attempts to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.

52.   Both countries hold permanent seats on the Security Council and have veto power.

53.   Bush renominated him for a permanent seat earlier this year and the Democrat-controlled Senate is making him the first Bush nominee to get a hearing.

54.   Bush renominated him for a permanent seat in May, and the newly Democrat-controlled Senate is making him the first Bush nominee to get a hearing.

55.   Bush renominated him for a permanent seat in May, and the newly Democrat-controlled Senate made him the first Bush nominee to get a hearing.

56.   Brundtland also said she favored giving South Africa a permanent seat on the Security Council.

57.   Bulgaria just began a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, while Russia holds a permanent seat.

58.   Burns said the United States has long supported giving Germany and Japan permanent seats on the Security Council.

59.   But Bush renominated him for a permanent seat in May, and the newly Democrat-controlled Senate made him the first Bush nominee to get a hearing.

60.   But Italy has quietly opposed a permanent seat for Germany.