1.   Fabius was responding to a question by Philippe Houillon, a right-wing parliament deputy.

2.   Several government ministers, however, are also parliament deputies.

3.   Parliament deputy Georges Sarre, a close ally of Chevenement, called on Monday for patience and warned against believing rumors.

4.   Parliament deputies accused the presidential security service of searching their offices overnight on the pretext of checking out a bomb threat.

5.   Parliament deputies applauded loudly as Ecevit walked in the building.

6.   Parliament deputies are elected for a four-year term unless the ruling party decides to call early elections.

7.   Parliament deputies on Monday argued against a U.N. offer to allow Baghdad to sell some oil to raise money for humanitarian supplies.

8.   A colleague of slain parliament deputy Lev Rokhlin said Sunday he believed the lawmaker was killed for political reasons and was not killed by his wife after a quarrel.

9.   A government means the president and the parliament deputies.

10.   A prominent parliament deputy has been shot and killed in an ambush on his car on a remote highway, news reports said Saturday.