21.   He is likely to win the support of as many as four of the five county Democratic leaders.

22.   He said covered counties need federal preclearance only when the voting changes are a direct result of the policy choices of county leaders, not state lawmakers.

23.   He said that county leaders were not going to decide among themselves and that the decisions would be made by county organizations.

24.   It declined today after a county political leader was assassinated.

25.   It has already created a gaping political void and, with investigators crawling over the county, has made county leaders edgy and defensive.

26.   It was the sort of economic boon that county leaders had been striving for through an aggressive program of state and local tax incentives to attract new businesses.

27.   Its leaders have accused him of a string of misdeeds, including the mishandling of party money when he was county leader, accusations the senator denies.

28.   No Asian-Americans, West Indians or Latin Americans in New York City are Democratic county leaders, members of Congress or strong contenders for citywide office.

29.   Nevertheless, county leaders refused to back off.

30.   Nevertheless, Rawlins County Commission Chairman Charles Unger said county leaders would attempt to stop cloud seeding.