41.   The Monroe Journal reported last month that Wyatt had requested a meeting with county leaders in March.

42.   The secession talk has some county leaders sweating.

43.   The son of a former Nassau Democratic county leader, Thorp graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., and Brooklyn Law School.

44.   The system of county courts survived for decades, largely because county political leaders wanted the patronage appointments that came with it.

45.   This is not always good news for county leaders, whose sudden forays into the national limelight have been unsettling.

46.   Two other Republican county leaders made similar remarks in interviews on Friday.

47.   Until the final weeks of the primary, Green had the support of only one of the five Democratic county leaders.

48.   Whatever the reason, Towns said he was at peace with his decision and was not worried about threats from the county leader.

49.   Yet, even a steadfast supporter like state Sen. Nicholas Spano, the Republican county leader, concedes concerns about the unflattering news reports.

50.   A fund-raiser was held Monday night at the home of the county Democratic leader.