1.   And he praised government by the people as the surest route to resolving the social and political difficulties the region faces.

2.   Cardoso also praised his government for recent measures to shore up investor confidence in Brazil amid turbulence in financial markets.

3.   Clinton administration officials have praised the government for this but have suggested there is room for further improvement.

4.   Chavez has visited the leaders of Iraq and Libya and praised their governments, though Washington considers them rogue nations that have sponsored terrorism.

5.   Evangelical leaders, present at the ceremony in which the government established the reconciliation commission, praised the government for its efforts to end religious intolerance in Chiapas.

6.   On Friday, however, the government was praised for its effort to provide expensive drugs for free.

7.   Pibulsonggram praised Thai government spending on roads, public transportation and education as investments that will enable Thailand to keep growing.

8.   A newspaper analyst praised the government.

9.   A top Iranian envoy arrived Monday in Pakistan and praised its government for its nuclear tests.

10.   Amnesty praised the government for its efforts to investigate the disappearances.