21.   Influential groups like the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Farm Bureau Federation are already leaning on the White House to rethink the strong dollar policy.

22.   Mas is chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation, a lobbying group so influential that U.S. presidential candidates seek its blessings -- and donations.

23.   More than half of American families invest in the stock market, making middle-class investors an increasingly influential group in politics.

24.   Politically influential anti-abortion groups helped lead the campaign against Foster, while pro-choice proponents tried to rally support.

25.   The agreement is supported by the Clinton administration and several influential environmental groups, including Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund.

26.   The Finance Committee Democrats are an influential group.

27.   The movement, called the Office for Consolidation of Unity, has been an influential pro-reform group with branches around the country.

28.   The loudest calls came from the Citizens Budget Commission, an influential private group supported by business.

29.   The package is being put together by an influential group of Republican senators led by John Chafee of Rhode Island, with encouragement from Republican leaders in the Senate.

30.   The review was ordered by Congress to satisfy politically influential Christian groups.