41.   Air attacks over Afghanistan on Wednesday again hit tanks and troop concentrations near areas where anti-Taliban Northern Alliance factions are pressing ground attacks.

42.   Alison Shurtleff wonders if, in the event of an enemy air attack on America, Target stores will be the first to go.

43.   Allied forces pressed the assault with air attacks and sporadic ground combat with enemy forces, defense officials said.

44.   But air attacks could likely continue unimpeded, given sophisticated targeting technology.

45.   But ABC reported Mondaynight that the United States is developing detailed plans for large-scale air attacks against Afghanistan.

46.   But Clinton administration officials were hesitant to draw any connection between the punishing allied air attacks and the strength of the Shiite demonstrations following this latest killing.

47.   But some evidently are escaping the NATO air attacks on Yugoslav army installations and ground forces.

48.   But the air attack is the first confirmed by the United Nations.

49.   But Thachi, who observed the Yugoslavs from the hills by binoculars, said that on several occasions NATO air attacks thwarted potential Yugoslav attacks.

50.   But Rumsfeld acknowledged that some civilians had likely been killed inadvertently in the five days of air attacks.