1.   But Edison officials at every turn now seek to play down his role in the business and are said to be seeking his ouster from the company.

2.   Sue Hensley, a Labor Department spokeswoman, declined to give details about why the department was seeking the ousters.

3.   A senior aide of Slobodan Milosevic Wednesday offered early elections to the opposition which is seeking the ouster of the Yugoslav president.

4.   Burundian rebels seeking the ouster of their own government sometimes join fellow Hutu fighters in eastern Congo to fight against what they regard as Tutsi domination in the region.

5.   But Basayev and other former rebels have been increasingly critical of Maskhadov and are seeking his ouster.

6.   But Zeman, a fellow economist and bitter rival, clearly still seeks his ouster.

7.   Eritrea hosts the National Democratic Alliance, an umbrella organization of Sudanese opposition forces that seek the ouster of the Islamic government of Lt. Gen. Omar El-Bashir.

8.   Kotelkin fought back by saying his ouster was sought by shady interests feeding on the arms business or, alternately, by banking groups seeking a foothold in it.

9.   Milosevic has blocked elected Montenegrin deputies from taking their seats in the current federal parliament, fearing they could join with opposition Serb parties in seeking his ouster.

10.   The alliance is an umbrella organization grouping forces seeking the ouster of el-Bashir.