31.   Along the way, AARP will solicit cards from supporters of a prescription drug benefit in Medicare.

32.   All other priorities, from education to a prescription drug benefit to a new energy bill, were moved onto the back burner.

33.   Bush last week startled Democrats and Republicans alike when he spoke out about prescription drug benefits for the elderly.

34.   Bush promised to improve schools, strengthen Social Security and give prescription drug benefits to those on Medicare.

35.   Bush urged older Americans on Friday to push lawmakers to change Medicare rules not only to add prescription drug benefits but also to expand support for managed care programs.

36.   Bush has no proposal ready to fund a prescription drug benefit for the elderly.

37.   Bush has taken the bait, at least on the potentially potent issue of providing prescription drug benefits under the federally-funded Medicare health care plan for seniors.

38.   Bush, the Texas governor, would offer incentives for private insurance companies to provide prescription benefits.

39.   Bush has promised to unveil details next week of a health care plan that would include prescription drug benefits for older Americans.

40.   Bush has proposed a wide-ranging overhaul of Medicare that would try to coax many recipients into government-subsidized private insurance plans that include prescription drug benefits.