31.   He is a friend of John Podesta, the presidential aide expected to become White House chief of staff when Bowles steps down at the end of the year.

32.   He has sapped their control over patronage by dividing the nation into seven super-regions overseen by presidential aides who control federal money and jobs.

33.   He survived and accused senior presidential aides of siphoning cash from the fund.

34.   He was handpicked by President Ernesto Zedillo for the post, according to a presidential aide.

35.   He was handpicked by Zedillo for the post, according to a presidential aide.

36.   Hoping to avoid a similar fate for Clinton, top presidential aides began calling moderate Republicans and some conservative Democrats who are considered swing votes in the impeachment fight.

37.   However, congressional Republicans have released several memos showing that presidential aides contacted the Interior Department several times about the casino before the decision was made.

38.   However, Senate Republicans released several memos Thursday showing that presidential aides contacted the Interior Department several times about the casino before the decision was made.

39.   Ickes, a senior presidential aide who is also a New Yorker, warned his fellow Democrats that Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has his campaign organization on track.

40.   In addition, Reta Lewis, then a presidential aide, gave the beer executives a tour of the White House.