31.   Heavy surf from the storm pounded the mid-Atlantic and northeast states of the United States.

32.   In the northeast state of Assam, separatist guerrillas blew up an oil pipeline around midnight Monday in the Saraipung jungles.

33.   McCain is hoping for strong showings in key northeast states including New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts on Super Tuesday.

34.   Massacres have occurred in other northeast states as well.

35.   Separatist guerrillas ambushed and killed a state minister, his car driver and eight policemen in a northeast state Monday, police said.

36.   Select Energy is competing in the free market created by deregulation laws in Northeast states.

37.   The company uses MTBE-blended gasoline in the Northeast states and ethanol in the Midwest.

38.   The money is going to Northeast states and Alaska.

39.   The two recently launched similar joint ventures in Southern California and several Northeast states.

40.   Whitman wanted the federal government to crack down on pollution blowing from the Midwest to Northeast states like hers.