1.   Ford promised to convince the Clinton administration and the Democratic congressional leadership to back away from the bill.

2.   Or the business interests that provide campaign cash and are more philosophically in tune with the congressional leadership?

3.   An analysis of these riders reveals a congressional leadership driven by anti-gay, anti-Indian, and anti-environmental sentiment.

4.   An official in the Democratic congressional leadership, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not dispute the assessment.

5.   And not only do the Republicans lack one dominant figure, their Congressional leadership is hampered by one of the smallest House majorities this century.

6.   And they are a corrupting factor in Congressional leadership fights.

7.   And the congressional Republican leadership, sensing an opportunity to trap President Clinton on the wrong side of the opinion polls, is piling on.

8.   And those in top congressional leadership posts have not filled the void.

9.   Armey is the first Texan to reach the top ranks of the congressional leadership since Wright.

10.   As for Social Security and Medicare, neither the GOP congressional leadership nor President Clinton are prepared to make the accommodations essential for real reform.