11.  Local analysts say military commanders, rather than governors and mayors, are the true lords of the areas where their troops are based.

12.  Local political analysts said Harris ran a lackluster campaign, with too great an expectation that he would win.

13.  Local analysts said they never heard of such an action.

14.  One local analyst expressed skepticism about the acquisition.

15.  Poletto is less outspoken than Bernardez, local analysts said.

16.  That would translate to a bigger savings for most consumers than the FCC-ordered cuts, local analysts said.

17.  The numbers indicate the region has a bright economic picture, according to a local analyst.

18.  Their leaders rule over wounded and vengeful clans and earn money trading in opium, weapons, cotton and metals, diplomats and independent local analysts say.

19.  Coverage includes pictures of Aliyev and an interview with a local analyst.

20.  Lloyd Best, a local political analyst, joked that Robinson should pick the winner randomly in a televised drawing to avoid angering either group.