41.   JAPANESE bonds were little changed on the last day of the fiscal year amid expectations interest rates will remain near record lows.

42.   Japanese bonds rose on the last day for delivery this fiscal year amid expectations interest rates will remain near record lows.

43.   Japanese bonds traded little changed amid expectations interest rates will remain near historic lows and dwindling concern over the amount of new bonds expected to hit the market.

44.   Just a few hours earlier, an Israeli general had said troops might remain near Beit Hanoun in the northeastern corner of the Strip for weeks or months.

45.   Justice Clarence Thomas remained near his boyhood home inSavannah, Ga., following the death Sunday of his younger brother, Meyers.

46.   Later, they were allowed to remain near the tepee to listen and catch sight of the rituals as a fire keeper emerged several times to bring in wood.

47.   Lipinski and her mother, Pat, who goes everywhere with her, will remain near Detroit.

48.   Low clouds will remain near the Gulf Coast in south Texas.

49.   Many bankers expect mergers and acquisitions to remain near the current levels, at least for next quarter.

50.   Many traders expect the dollar to remain near these levels in the weeks ahead, as budget wrangling stretches on.