31.  Hashimoto also met Japanese Communist Party leader Tetsuo Fuwa to court his support, but his position not immediately known.

32.  Dole, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president, has pressed for the Jerusalem legislation while courting Jewish support for his presidential run.

33.  National parties are courting the support of old warhorse Karunanidhi as they seek allies to form a government following general elections which resulted in a hung parliament.