41.   Eight years after the Persian Gulf war, Iraq remains mired in poverty while facing the threat of another U.S. air attack.

42.   Even if House and Senate Republicans can agree on one Commerce bill, however, they face a threat by President Bill Clinton to veto any elimination effort.

43.   Experts say any babies born as small and as early as the Chukwu octuplets face several threats to their survival.

44.   Facing the threat of procedural chaos, Lott told Dorgan on the floor Friday that he would discuss a hearing schedule next week with Helms.

45.   Even then, it would face the threat of a veto from Gov. John Rowland, a Republican.

46.   Facing new threats, Israeli security officials said they were most concerned about car bombs in the major cities and the abduction of soldiers.

47.   Fish, mammals and birds would face threats from pollution runoff from the development, the organization said.

48.   Gulf Coast shrimpers could face the threat of more Asian shrimp flooding the U.S. market with a new ruling from the World Trade Organization.

49.   He described one case of product extortion Kroll had investigated in Vienna, where a cracker company faced the threat of poisoning unless it paid large sums of money.

50.   Having paid millions in legal fees to win nothing, he now faces the threat of being forced to pay more millions in damages to shareholders.