51.   A judge Saturday rejected attempts to remove former Premier Silvio Berlusconi from a bribery case that could cripple efforts for a political comeback.

52.   A Russian court has rejected an attempt to ban a Pentecostalist church in the Far East under a controversial religion law, a defense lawyer said Friday.

53.   Also on Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said President Clinton will reject any attempt by Congress to unilaterally lift the arms embargo on Bosnia.

54.   Authorities in the past two weeks have rejected attempts by activists around the country to register the China Democracy Party.

55.   At the same time, the governor signed into law tough new penalties for ecoterrorism and rejected an attempt to ban regulation of indoor air quality.

56.   Authorities in at least nine provinces have rejected attempts to register the party, which would challenge the Communist Party monopoly on political activity.

57.   Bush had rejected several attempts by the Taliban to use the aid workers as bargaining chips.

58.   But a core group of developing countries Tuesday rejected any attempts by the group to link trade with labor rights.

59.   But he was known for rejecting attempts to make it a strong institution since all of its members declared their intention to join the European Union.

60.   But that attempt was rejected.