11.   Clinton should remain ready to wield his veto pen, if necessary, to preserve his program.

12.   Clinton has yet to use his newly enriched veto pen.

13.   Conspiracy theorists insisted that Pataki and his staff snookered the Legislature and withheld tax returns until after the governor wielded his veto pen.

14.   Everyone remembers the veto pen that President Clinton waved before Congress but has never used.

15.   Finally, Clinton is standing up to his foes, waving his veto pen and vigorously competing for the political and moral high ground.

16.   Gov. Lawton Chiles showed corporations the business end of a veto pen Monday, killing a plan to protect businesses from lawsuits.

17.   He gave the issue a priority, waved his veto pen and forced Republican leaders to back down.

18.   He said he hopes Bush will correct that trend, even if it requires him to use his veto pen.

19.   His veto pen will protect Americans from Gingrichian excesses.

20.   If it does, there is always the president, ready to hold the line with his veto pen.