31.   But now he is considering a tax cut as a centerpiece of his presidential bid.

32.   But, in keeping with his longstanding position, Clinton would consider such cuts only as part of broader efforts to overhaul health care.

33.   But, he said, BellSouth has looked upon job cuts as a last resort.

34.   Canadian Airlines International persuaded its largest union to take wage cuts as part of a rescue plan for the cash-strapped carrier, a machinists union spokesman said.

35.   Clarke will stress that lower taxes must be financed by spending cuts as the government works to cut the deficit.

36.   Clinton successfully portrayed those cuts as extreme, and it is unclear whether Dole would be willing to run on them.

37.   Clinton did veto the Republican budget plan but did not cite the tax cut as one of its flaws.

38.   Clinton has especially bedeviled Republicans by framing tax cuts as a threat to Medicare and Social Security.

39.   CNN is expected to describe its own cuts as part of an effort to streamline newsgathering operations and to make TV and Internet staffs work as a cohesive unit.

40.   Democrats criticized the tax cut as a giveaway to the rich that threatened the drive to reduce government debt.