51.   If Yeltsin decides his old ally has become too great a political liability, Grachev would join several top officials who have lost their jobs in the past month.

52.   Mrs. Gandhi quit Monday after a revolt by three party leaders who said her Italian birth was a political liability and questioned her suitability to be prime minister.

53.   Mrs. Gandhi quit Monday, saying she would not stand for prime minister after a revolt by three party leaders who said her Italian birth was a political liability.

54.   Rubas, a loyal Klaus ally, antagonized many in the medical community and apparently was becoming a political liability ahead of elections next summer.

55.   So far, Juppe has not been enough of a political liability for Chirac.

56.   The war quickly becomes a major political liability for Yeltsin.

57.   This week, all four became a political liability.

58.   With NAP secretary-general Snoh Thienthong now being considered a political liability it remains to be seen which path his career will take.

59.   The Saudis want to appear self-reliant and not dependent on the US military presence which has become a political liability both at home and in the Arab world.