41.   He has met with the Bronx district attorney and has asked U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White for federal assistance in conducting the investigation.

42.   He said the bill maintains federal nutritional assistance for women and children, and health care, and provides some money for child care.

43.   Her mother receives federal assistance to care for her, through Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

44.   He sharply challenged political and ideological opponents of national standards and federal assistance in education.

45.   High utility and gasoline bills have begun to erode the budgets of the poor at a time when federal assistance programs have shrunk.

46.   If local authorities felt they needed federal assistance, why not simply assist?

47.   If Congress agrees to a formal base closure process, Cohen says, the affected communities would receive some federal assistance in finding other roles for their installations.

48.   Immigrants who arrived afterward are ineligible for most federal assistance.

49.   If the proposal is adopted, the insurance industry would become the second to be provided federal assistance after the terrorist attacks last month.

50.   In a second decision Tuesday, the court interpreted a law that prohibits bribery in programs that receive federal financial assistance.