1.   And Latinos in Massachusetts lack political clout.

2.   All of this is done on the feisty indie label Epitaph, which lacks the clout of the major labels.

3.   Business Week also says that Nasdaq management lacks the clout needed to persuade big Wall Street firms to lower their spreads.

4.   But Republicans probably will lack enough clout to achieve many of their top initiatives, from cutting taxes to privatizing Social Security.

5.   But, almost by definition, their pastoral calling lacks political clout.

6.   Even if it does happen, Behring may lack the clout among his peers to be the one to climb into bed with Davis.

7.   However, with no ambassador here since former Ambassador Thomas Pickering finished his assignment last October, the U.S. Embassy lacks clout in resolving such conflicts.

8.   Lacking the clout of overwhelming numbers, blacks have a hard time getting into the top union posts.

9.   Negotiators assigned to ease American and Israeli concerns often lacked political clout.

10.   Nocera was at pains to point out that Goth probably lacks the clout to force the sale of the company.