31.   Democratic pressure groups and pundits were spoiling for a court fight to save Gore from electoral defeat.

32.   Defense Department lawyers were scrambling Friday night to weigh their next step in the court fight.

33.   Dodd insisted the administration had been positively cooperative in producing thousands of pages of documents without resorting to court fights and subpoenas.

34.   Dorgan and others say the expense of audits and lengthy court fights makes it practically impossible for the IRS to keep up with sophisticated multinational tax strategies.

35.   Executives close to the negotiations said the audit could be used as a lever by Canal Plus to back out of the deal without a court fight.

36.   Even if it took a court fight, the Valhol camp is grateful that its horse is in the Kentucky Derby.

37.   Federal officials want the Miami family to pledge that they will turn the boy over if they lose their federal court fight to keep him in this country.

38.   For his part, Cheney said he welcomed a court fight to settle such an important issue.

39.   Georgia-Pacific spokesman Ken Haldin said the company agreed to the settlement to avoid a costly court fight with the government over competitive questions raised by the acquisition.

40.   Gore explained the rationale behind his continuing court fight and urged the editors and executives not to join Harris in declaring Bush the winner.