21.  Ivanov said that Russia backed Iraq in its commitment to settling the crisis through political means.

22.  Meanwhile, Yeltsin had a lengthy phone conversation Monday with Bill Clinton, and told the American president that the Kosovo crisis should be solved by political means.

23.  Most PKK rebels have withdrawn from southeastern Turkey under orders from their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who now wants to struggle for Kurdish rights using political means.

24.  On Wednesday, Milosevic reiterated that the Kosovo problem will be solved within Serbia by political means, the official Tanjug news agency reported.

25.  Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said Sunday that Moscow wanted to continue negotiations and solve the conflict by political means.

26.  Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on Sunday said Moscow wanted to continue negotiations and solve the conflict by political means.

27.  The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania said Saturday that the Kosovo crisis should be resolved by political means as soon as possible and without changing borders.

28.  The group has since announced an end to its armed struggle and said it wants to gain Kurdish rights through political means.

29.  The Independence Party believes independence from the United States can be achieved through political means.

30.  The NRA says Clinton exploits gun violence for political means, and it points to his journey to Colorado as evidence.