1.   And like the county election officials in Florida, Democratic leaders routinely leave urban blacks at the mercy of old, dysfunctional political machines.

2.   As the leaders leave Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that seemed a prescient view.

3.   A real leader leaves the argument on the court.

4.   But in trying to minimize business opposition to the bill, House Democratic leaders have left some supporters of universal coverage deeply unhappy.

5.   But presidential leaders leave some Britons feeling uneasy, especially when their mandate is ill-defined.

6.   By ignoring these issues, mainstream leaders have left the field clear for candidates such as Buchanan.

7.   By midweek, though, Karzai and others denied any U.S. assistance and insisted the Pashtun leader had never left Afghan soil.

8.   Congressional leaders left open the possibility of a vote later in the week, but there was no reason to think the situation would turn around by then.

9.   Defense Secretary William J. Perry opposed a recommendation that would set a deadline for an invasion if the Haitian military leaders do not leave, the officials said.

10.   East German leaders left it that way as a war memorial.