21.   At first he did not support food stamps, a popular program among most House Democrats.

22.   At the same time, the offer would toss the budget ball back to Republicans by posing a choice between popular social programs and tax cuts.

23.   At the heart of the most popular programs in Boston have been those that emphasize instruction in the Bible, Hebrew and Jewish laws, philosophy and ethics.

24.   Back then many moderate Republicans and Democrats voted for what they saw as a popular program to share the surplus with the taxpayers, despite their own quiet misgivings.

25.   Bob Dole, meanwhile, offers careful praise of popular programs even as he dismisses the Clinton efficiency efforts and calls for eliminating whole departments.

26.   A decision to cut popular programs could hurt him even more politically than using Social Security money to pay for them.

27.   A few are taking drastic measures to avoid raising sales or income taxes or cutting popular programs like education.

28.   A spokesman for the popular TV program declined to comment.

29.   Additional new funds for the Pentagon in coming years may require breaking those promises or cutting popular programs, congressional staff members said.

30.   Adobe Systems Inc. has rolled out PhotoDeluxe, a consumer-oriented version of its popular Photoshop program used by graphics artists and designers.