41.  His career belied the image of the impoverished southern state from which he hailed.

42.  Human rights abuses could resurge as Mexican security forces move to take over rebel strongholds in the impoverished southern state of Chiapas, Amnesty International warned Tuesday.

43.  If passed, the bill would virtually bankrupt Banda -- the richest man in this impoverished southern African state.

44.  In a strongly-worded letter to the president and cabinet, MCTU said the sackings were counter-productive to the economy and development of the impoverished southern African state.

45.  A controversial gubernatorial candidate was sworn in for the impoverished southern state of Chiapas on Thursday, despite threats by leftist rebels to resume hostilities.

46.  A three-day Japanese film festival opened on Friday in the capital of Tajikistan, an impoverished Central Asian state where Japan recently opened an embassy.

47.  Banda -- who ruled this small impoverished southern African state with an iron fist for three decades -- faces murder charges.

48.  But opinion polls predict a Congress defeat in the impoverished state.

49.  Crime is a major concern in the impoverished Central Asian state, whose industry was shattered by a civil war, and where unemployment and poverty run rampant.

50.  Despite its present impoverished state and its economy ruined by five years of war, Sierra Leone is seen as offering rich potential for Nigerian industry.