21.   A blend of international grapes, it is sent to world leaders as a metaphor for coexistence.

22.   After five years in office, Tony Blair is as convincing a leader as there is on the world stage.

23.   After all, its opening was an event noted around the world and literally hailed by city leaders as one of the great human achievements of all time.

24.   Almost no one, for instance, speaks of our first president as GW or of our Civil War leader as AL.

25.   Bush arrives on Capitol Hill Monday amid great fanfare, paying his first visit to congressional leaders as president-elect.

26.   Bush, true to his style, realized he needed Democratic legislative leaders as allies and kept Laney in the loop.

27.   But aides to Arafat were at pains not to depict the Palestinian leader as opening a political battle with Clinton.

28.   But earlier comments by Sneh were interpreted by Hamas leaders as confirmation that Israeli forces had intended to kill the two.

29.   But in the same breath they acknowledge that the government regards the camp leaders as killers and will not negotiate with them.

30.   But on the House side such Democratic leaders as David Bonior of Michigan, Nancy Pelosi of California and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut call themselves progressives.