21.   Chinese leaders fear that the precedent of international intervention over a rebellious province could easily be applied to Taiwan.

22.   Evangelical leaders here fear that the region could go the way of the state of Chiapas, where disputes between religions have resulted in murders and displaced communities.

23.   Furthermore, union leaders feared neutrality might encourage a long and bloody Democratic primary fight, which nobody wanted.

24.   GOP leaders also feared conservatives would block any marriage package that contained the job measure.

25.   GOP leaders fear that if they cannot railroad Gingrich back into office on Tuesday, he will never be re-elected.

26.   High-tech leaders fear the White House will try to water down the bill.

27.   In particular, food industry leaders fear that labels identifying products containing genetically modified ingredients would scare consumers away.

28.   Industry leaders fear that history could repeat itself if the current slowdown in ad spending spirals into an actual decline.

29.   Labor leaders fear that a strike would prompt Congress to do just that, particularly with new Republican majorities in both houses.

30.   Labor leaders feared that NAFTA would result in factory jobs migrating south of the border.