51.   Gore widened his lead against Democratic presidential rival Bill Bradley and gained ground on Republican front-runner George W. Bush in a poll released Monday.

52.   Gore widened his lead by improving his image among voters who said they are independent, but inclined to vote Democratic.

53.   He has widened a lead over Noh Mu-hyun, the candidate of the Millennium Democratic Party, which President Kim founded.

54.   His fast start widened his lead to six, and it remained at least three all day.

55.   Huang, who had led by two strokes overnight, widened her lead at one point with three consecutive birdies starting with the fifth hole.

56.   It widened her lead in the overall standings over Katja Seizinger of Germany, who did not compete this weekend.

57.   Meanwhile, Atletico welcomes mid-ranked Zaragoza this Sunday as it tries to widen its lead over Barcelona, which hosts last-ranked Salamanca.

58.   Meanwhile, Estrada continued to widen his lead over rival House Speaker Jose de Venecia.

59.   Milan continued to control play through the first half, but was off-target in its attempts to widen its lead.

60.   Neel, formerly of the Oakland Athletics, drove in two runs with a double in the seventh to widen the lead for Orix.