31.   Later Monday in Albany, Lazio took up other policy questions, declaring his support for the hate crimes bill that the State Senate passed last week.

32.   Lazio declared his support only after the bill passed and after first wavering on whether he supported it.

33.   Minutes later, an equally determined group of lawmakers crowded into the same room to declare their support for federal arts funding.

34.   Netanyahu continued to declare full support for the government and to avoid any impression of seeking a political advantage from the bombings.

35.   On Monday, Lazio met with Senate Republicans in Albany, declaring his support for the hate crimes bill.

36.   Reps. Bob Barr and Jack Kingston have declared their support for Mattingly, who stood in the back of the hotel ballroom as Jordan spoke.

37.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was the only Democrat on the joint committee to declare support for the final bill.

38.   Several of their leaders said that their first priority was to keep Democratic senators from declaring their support for Ashcroft, buying them time to mobilize public opinion.

39.   Six American religious leaders have asked the U.N. General Assembly to declare its support for the protection of religious sites around the world in an age of civil strife.

40.   Some in Congress have distrusted the king since he declared tacit support for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War.