41.   Ms. Myers was the press secretary for Clinton campaign and Ms. Matalin was the deputy manager of the Bush campaign.

42.   Peter Clarke, the deputy general manager, said there is no indication of how the closure in the U.S. may affect the U.K. operations.

43.   Schwartz, who is also a former deputy campaign manager for Giuliani, has repeatedly denied that he is a partner in this venture with Maximus.

44.   Some traders, like Craig Justham, deputy manager of foreign exchange at Creditanstalt Bankverein, expect such a surge this week.

45.   Still, a surge in demand from new domestic mutual funds starting this week also helped stocks, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager at Yamaichi Securities.

46.   Still, a wave of new money from new domestic mutual funds starting this week helped stocks, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager at Yamaichi Securities.

47.   That could help the real estate, retail and banking industries, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager of the futures and options division at Yamaichi Securities Co.

48.   That could hurt Japanese electronics companies such as Kyocera Corp., said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager of the futures and options division of Yamaichi Securities Co.

49.   That could help the real estate and construction sectors, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager of the futures and options division at Yamaichi Securities Co.

50.   That could help retailers and construction sectors, said Hiroshi Masuda, deputy general manager of the futures and options division at Yamaichi Securities Co.