41.   Bush, who said he learned of the case Sunday night, defended Chavez even as he acknowledged that she would face tough questions in her Senate confirmation hearings.

42.   Bush could face some tough questions while he is here.

43.   But any new direction in policing, arguably the most important function our governments undertake, should face tough questions.

44.   Bush did not take a single tough question.

45.   But Ashcroft faced tough questions from Senate Democrats skeptical of the tools chosen to fight terrorism.

46.   But CNN staffers still peppered Johnson with tough questions during three in-house conference calls he held Monday and Tuesday with hundreds of CNN employees.

47.   But he also has some tough questions.

48.   But by avoiding minority gatherings, such as the La Raza convention, Bush escapes having to answer tough questions about his positions on issues, she says.

49.   But he asked me a tough question.

50.   But he was answering that tough question, up until the final minutes of his life.