41.   Both parties agreed to let the president choose the prime minister.

42.   Officially, the president chooses a prime minister who has to be approved by both houses of Parliament.

43.   Previously, presidents chose their successor as head of the PRI, who would then be assured of election victory.

44.   The constitution appears to let the president choose the same candidate, or a different one, if his nominee is rejected on the first try.

45.   The GOP bill would put the government in charge of background checks, training and supervision but allow the president to choose between private and public screeners.

46.   The president can choose from a menu of sanctions under the law, but restricting bond offerings is not one of them.

47.   The president chose three electoral council members Tuesday, a day after the lower house of Parliament chose two.

48.   The president may choose diplomatic pressure or covert action to undermine Saddam.

49.   The president ultimately chose not to attend the ceremony on recommendation from other staff members, he said.

50.   The president may have chosen the hard-to-reach venue in an effort to shield himself from a media mob.