41.   What could be worse than judges embracing a political party platform when their job is to neutrally oversee disputes between parties who expect to get a fair shake?

42.   Wilderness preservation as part of a safety net for the earth was a sturdy, pollster-certified plank of a winning political platform.

43.   Persson made the announcement during a speech on Monday opening the weeklong meetings at which the minority ruling party is discussing its political platform.

44.   PKK supporters or sympathizers in Europe however, Ergil noted, would like to carry on their fight on the political platform.

45.   After quitting the party and stepping down as prime minister in January, Silajdzic announced his own political platform.

46.   After months of concentrating almost exclusively on Chechnya, Putin has gradually begun assembling a political platform -- and broadening his circle of political advisers.

47.   As a result, policy debate has been subdued and there has been little talk about political platforms or constitutional issues.

48.   Gbagbo the history professor has never governed or put forward a political platform, while Bedie has a long government career and some smart associates.

49.   He said he would soon call a meeting of leading Kosovo representatives in Bonn to work out a common political platform.

50.   In the meantime, the vice president had done little to formulate a cohesive political platform.