41.   At least one group came forward on a pre-holiday Friday to denounce the deal.

42.   -- Lots of jokesters are coming forth on word that Nasdaq is being investigated by the Justice Department.

43.   A late-season collapse did not seem like a remote possibility after the way the Knicks came out on Sunday night.

44.   About five minutes into the show, the stage lights came back on.

45.   After the issue of child safety in cyberspace came up on his radio talk show, Sliwa decided to pursue in his usual high-profile fashion.

46.   But altering the Constitution is never easy, especially when it comes to changing settled policies on such issues as abortion and the role of religion in public life.

47.   But next time the power comes back on after an outage, pay attention to what happens.

48.   But on Thursday came word that the shippers had changed their decision under pressure from the Japanese government.

49.   But the new U.S. House speaker owes a lot to the institution, in a cockeyed way, and on Monday he came to pay his respects.

50.   But the subject is certain to come up on Thursday afternoon during a pre-summit meeting between Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.