41.   Architects of the settlement warned that a delay could complicate congressional approval of comprehensive tobacco legislation, particularly with legal challenges on the horizon.

42.   As he waits for the courts to rule, Gore has conducted a public-relations blitz hoping to convince Americans that his unprecedented legal challenge was justified.

43.   As a result, industry and several Western states have filed eight separate legal challenges.

44.   As the legal challenges to the Storm King project intensified, so too did a record drought.

45.   Assistant Attorney General Anne K. Bingaman said the government intends to make a decision soon about whether to mount a legal challenge.

46.   Assistant City Attorney Byron Boeckman told the panel Tuesday that it is not in jeopardy, noting the measure is facing a legal challenge.

47.   At least two lawsuits have been filed challenging the Palm Beach ballot as misleading, and Democrats were preparing to mount their own legal challenge.

48.   Assistant Public Defender John Hetherington said he questions whether the escape and aiding escape charges will withstand legal challenges.

49.   Atlanta ordinances were put on hold last year pending resolution of a legal challenge by the American Financial Services Association, a Washington lobby representing finance companies.

50.   Attorneys general for two states, New York and Ohio, announced today that they would join an FTC legal challenge.