1.   Two prominent economic reformers close to Yeltsin, Anatoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov, apparently will not be part of the new government.

2.   Zadornov is the most prominent reformer left in a cabinet more or less dominated by left-centrists and members of the Communist party.

3.   Prominent reformer Grigory Yavlinsky was born under a full moon, which has caused his impulsiveness and cursed his bid for the presidency, Penzensky said.

4.   A government shakeup promised by President Boris Yeltsin apparently hit a small snag Friday when a prominent reformer said his liberal bloc had rejected an offer for Cabinet posts.

5.   A newly formed government which includes prominent radical reformers was sworn in before parliament in the former Soviet republic of Estonia on Monday.

6.   Boris Nemtsov, a prominent economic reformer who was serving as first deputy prime minister, tendered his resignation.

7.   Earlier, Yeltsin appointed a prominent reformer and former privatization chief, Anatoly Chubais, to head his administration.

8.   Flanking the president were Yekaterina Lakhova, chairwoman of the Women of Russia faction in parliament, and Grigory Yavlinsky, a prominent reformer.

9.   Grigory Yavlinsky, a prominent reformer and presidential candidate, sat next to Clinton and warned him of growing authoritarianism, citing the unpopular war in Chechnya.

10.   Last week, Yeltsin and Kiriyenko reappointed several members of the former Cabinet, including prominent economic reformer Boris Nemtsov, and brought in a few new people.