41.   Lazio voted in favor of the contract in his first term and was personally aided by Gingrich in winning two prominent committee assignments.

42.   Lott and Daschle are now sorting out individual committee assignments.

43.   More immediate for Kerry is the question of his committee assignment.

44.   Mrs. Smith had many prestigious committee assignments.

45.   Not surprisingly, they predicted specializing in areas that would coincide neatly with their current committee assignments.

46.   On Friday, Livingston was still steeped in the mechanics of his transition, sorting out committee assignments and chairmanships.

47.   On the House side, committee assignments will be made later, but committee leadership positions were decided Wednesday among Democrats.

48.   Other options offer stories on her previous job as Fort Worth mayor and her committee assignments.

49.   Others fretted over their committee assignments.

50.   One lobbyist was wringing her hands Thursday, wondering when House Speaker Pete Laney would announce his committee assignments.