21.   Although no specific plans were discussed, Ridge said there was common interest in determining common goals for economic development and welfare reform.

22.   Among other welfare reforms announced on Wednesday was a reshuffle of benefits designed to subsidize firms that hire some of the unemployed.

23.   And even Ellwood, the primary adviser on welfare reform, conceded recently that the administration had moved too slowly on the issue.

24.   And for that matter, why should the comedian Janeane Garofalo, a frequent guest, debate welfare reform with Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan?

25.   And Gov. Evan Bayh of Indiana came through with a speech praising the virtues of family, hard work, tax cuts, welfare reform and educational opportunity.

26.   And as a civic leader, Maull championed welfare reform, ultimately becoming a leading New York State advocate for the poor, children and families.

27.   And on Friday he will talk about fatherhood and the need to fine-tune welfare reform to ensure that men play a greater role in raising their children.

28.   And the implications of these sweeping changes are only beginning to be realized by close followers of welfare reform.

29.   And the principle involved may have implications beyond welfare reform.

30.   And when the program was launched six years ago, no one expected that it would blossom in the heat of federal welfare reform.