41.   As a former governor, Ridge said, he understands the urgency of federal assistance for states shouldering the bulk of the cost of first response to terrorism.

42.   As a wife of a former Southern governor and a close political partner of her husband, Mrs. Carter is by far the most like Mrs. Clinton.

43.   Ashcroft, a former governor with a staunchly conservative record, has responded by running as if on tiptoe, delicately but hard.

44.   Ashcroft, a former governor, has no shortage of name recognition in Missouri and a solid campaign organization.

45.   Ashcroft, a former Missouri governor, has been a firm supporter of block grants.

46.   At a ceremony in Phoenix, the former Arizona governor will sign an Environmental Impact Statement that will forever change the operations of Glen Canyon Dam.

47.   Ashcroft, a former Missouri governor and U.S. senator, proposed a constitutional amendment that would make abortion unconstitutional and outlaw accepted forms of contraception.

48.   Ashcroft, a former Missouri governor, was defeated in November in his bid for a second Senate term.

49.   At a fund-raising lunch in San Antonio Sunday afternoon, Ann Richards, the former Texas governor, offered her own inimitable endorsement of the beleaguered president.

50.   At a reception long on Hollywood and political celebrities, the former Texas governor caused as big a stir as any of them when she arrived stylishly late.