41.   And contrary to what some may believe, rural Americans are as diverse a group as Americans living in any other part of the country. . . .

42.   And environmental tobacco smoke has now been determined by multiple agencies and scientific groups as a cancer-causing compound.

43.   And all of us have dismissed someone or some group as not worthy of our concern and compassion.

44.   As for the NAACP, even some black, pro-lottery Democrats cast the group as a nonfactor in the lottery.

45.   At one point Donnie let Wahlberg open for the group as Marky Mark and his career took off.

46.   At the hearing, militia leaders from Montana, Michigan and Ohio defended their groups as constructive forums for civil dissent.

47.   At the start of the year, Rowland, a Republican, offered the idea in speeches before business groups as an important step toward redefining welfare.

48.   At the same time, law enforcement agencies branded the group as amoral and dangerous.

49.   Bond described the group as a firing squad standing in a circle and facing inward.

50.   Borshch asked the craning, squinting group as it tried to take in the looming twin towers.