1.  Analysts in Harare believe Mr Mugabe would like nothing better than the chance to Declare a nationwide state of emergency.

2.  Arizona and Nevada are the two biggest states nationwide for energy-efficient homes.

3.  As a somber Holbrooke left the Yugoslav capital, Milosevic braced his country for imminent war and declared a nationwide state of emergency, mobilizing thousands of troops.

4.  A nationwide state of alert remains in place with most stores closed and the government-held road out of Sarajevo sealed.

5.  About a dozen states nationwide have passed laws against racial profiling, many of them including antibias training and the gathering of statistics on every driver who is stopped.

6.  President Ernesto Samper declared a nationwide state of emergency last August, partly because of killings in Uraba carried out by leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups.

7.  Parliament Tuesday ratified the nationwide state of emergency, which President Chandrika Kumaratunga imposed last week to deal with the threat posed by Tamil rebels.

8.  But it urged the government to repeal a nationwide state of emergency which gives soldiers and police broad powers to detain suspects for long periods.

9.  Earlier this month, Yeltsin announced he might merge Ostankino with the second nationwide state broadcasting company, the Russian Television and Radio Company.

10.  Georgievski said that on Thursday the authorities will discuss the introduction of a nationwide state of emergency because of the deteriorating security situation.