41.   But polls show that he is running far behind Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, who is expected to announce his candidacy next month.

42.   But most of the attention has focused Ms. Fields and Ms. Glick, who will officially announce her candidacy Sunday.

43.   But Tolman had announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor.

44.   By choosing not to accept federal matching funds, Forbes, who announced his candidacy last September, freed himself from spending limits that bind his opponents.

45.   By the time Fujimori announced his candidacy last December, the opposition had no way of challenging the legality of his campaign.

46.   California Gov. Pete Wilson is expected to announce his candidacy in May.

47.   Charles Schumer did not announce his candidacy for the Senate until April, or eight months before the election.

48.   City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who announced his candidacy in late March, has not yet opened a campaign headquarters or hired a campaign press secretary.

49.   Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first African-American to make a serious presidential bid.

50.   Clint Reilly, a millionaire real estate investor who previously worked as a campaign consultant, is expected to announce his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco on Thursday.