41.   Canadian officials said their commitment to fighting terrorism remained firm, but that their relatively small army was stretched thin.

42.   Clinton has said that the chemical weapons treaty will help fight terrorism and help protect U.S. troops from chemical attacks.

43.   Clinton chose Perouges, a town liberated from the Nazis by a joint force of U.S. troops and the French Resistance, to underscore his determination to fight terrorism.

44.   Civil libertarians, however, said the rule changes were the latest assault the Bush administration has made on individual rights in the name of fighting terrorism.

45.   Congress needs to give the president the weapons he needs to fight terrorism on all fronts.

46.   Clinton wants GOP leaders in the House and Senate to reconsider expanding wiretap authority for the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies charged with fighting terrorism.

47.   Conyers said he had tried to balance concern for civil liberties with the need to fight terrorism but noted he still had reservations.

48.   Earlier Thursday, he met with the Saudi foreign minister, Saud al-Faisal, who said his country would use all its resources to fight terrorism.

49.   Even before Rumsfeld arrived on Thursday, Mubarak said that while his country is committed to fighting terrorism, it will not send troops abroad for any military action.

50.   FBI Director Robert Mueller welcomed the new powers, saying the changes are needed to fight terrorism properly.