31.   The only major player not involved was presumed GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole, who is reportedly working on a tax cut and tax simplification proposal of his own.

32.   The state money is matched by federal funds, a program that Bush, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, has called for expanding.

33.   They argue that Dole, as the presumed presidential nominee, is too prone to use his Senate post to push a partisan agenda.

34.   This year, as the presumed Republican nominee, Dole is closer than he has ever been to becoming president, although polls still show him trailing Clinton.

35.   This time, Gingrich repeatedly calls himself second fiddle to Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, the presumed Republican presidential nominee.

36.   While Dole, the presumed Republican nominee, has expressed doubts about nicotine addiction, he has said children, and people in general, should not smoke.

37.   Bush, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, has drawn criticism for overseeing the busiest execution house in the nation.

38.   Gore, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, and Bush, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, were even among women voters in the same poll in December.

39.   Pataki will meet Bush when the presumed nominee arrives at the Philadelphia airport Wednesday, and introduce him at a rally there.

40.   Presumed Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush and his father, the former president, will visit the Kentucky Derby this year.