61.   If he should step down, Hodges, a Democrat, would probably appoint someone of his own party, giving the Democrats an edge in the chamber.

62.   If the full Senate accepts the accusation from the House, Samper would have to step down temporarily pending the ruling of the Senate or the Supreme Court.

63.   In fact, many thought San Francisco would tap Lewis when George Seifert stepped down last week.

64.   In fact, he says he really made up his mind to step down two years ago.

65.   Incomnet Inc. of Woodland Hills will get a new chief executive as embattled CEO Sam Schwartz plans to step down, the company said.

66.   It is the right time to step down, said Rhodes, the longest-serving sitting president of an Ivy League university.

67.   It was the prospects of how that second election might go that helped persuade Gingrich to step down, some Republicans said.

68.   Juppe, the current prime minister, will step down later today.

69.   Johnson cited this as one reason he almost stepped down this month.

70.   Katz, who must step down next year under term limits, is billing himself as a transitional leader.