21.  He was forced out last March when Congress deemed him ineffective and pulled its support.

22.  Nader, who is pulling support from Gore among liberals in key states, including Michigan, was equally critical of Gore.

23.  Republican Gov. Paul Cellucci and the party immediately pulled their support.

24.  Several said they had been told during a meeting that GE Capital was pulling financial support after sluggish holiday sales.

25.  The White House said the United States would also pull its support of any new programs for Niger in multilateral lending agencies.

26.  It is also possible National may pull extra support from some of the smaller parties.

27.  The main opposition Conservative Party was expected to decide later in the day whether to pull its support from the government, in which three Conservatives hold senior posts.