41.   The administration has argued that bonds that mature that far in the future are in essence stock.

42.   The administration has argued that the exodus of boat people has backfired on Castro as the flight of so many Cubans has hurt his image at home and abroad.

43.   The administration has been arguing for years that organs should be shared broadly throughout the country, with the sickest patients generally given priority.

44.   The administration has long argued that more stops are made in minority neighborhoods because crime rates are higher in those neighborhoods.

45.   The administration is arguing that the best way to help the world economy is to create jobs.

46.   The administration also argues that the case should never have been heard in the first place.

47.   The administration argued, as a friend of the court, that the lower court ruling unduly obstructed voluntary affirmative-action programs.

48.   The administration argues convincingly that no aid to the police has been held up for anything to do with the Leahy law.

49.   The administration argues tax-free medical savings accounts would attract healthy and wealthy Americans and raise the cost of coverage for everyone else left with traditional insurance.

50.   The administration argues that a deal to get China into the World Trade Organization would solve some of those problems over the long run.