71.   Lutz arrives at GM with the company already in the midst of a resurgence that has seen it rise to lead the pack of Big Three American auto manufacturers.

72.   Leading the pack are Allegrini, Zenato and Masi wineries.

73.   Leading the pack is Caterpillar, the earthmoving and construction machinery company.

74.   Leading the pack is diver Mark Ruiz, who has already been described as the heir apparent to diving great Greg Louganis.

75.   Leading the pack of rhythmic rebels is Doctor Dance, a super-cheezy John Travolta type who is dwarfed by his enormous afro.

76.   Many funds that have led the pack for years stumbled during the quarter, as technology stocks fell back to earth.

77.   Maryland stocks rose, as shares of biotechnology company Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. led the pack after a newsletter picked the stock to outperform its competitors.

78.   Midland-based Dow Chemical led the pack, as cyclical stocks rallied with the rekindled hopes for an interest rate cut.

79.   Mary Donohue, a Republican now serving as an Albany area district attorney, appears to have led the pack of six contenders.

80.   Michael Goedhuis, a dealer in classical art who has led the pack in the contemporary area, is offering recent ink paintings by Gu Gan.