41.   But would the president really take the issue on?

42.   By issuing an executive order, the president can take action by himself, without needing Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to overhaul immigration policy.

43.   But when it comes to football, presidents take their cue from high-powered alums and coaches.

44.   Confident as he may have proclaimed himself to be, the new president took office with no wind behind him.

45.   Cubs general manager Ed Lynch knew he was in trouble when team president Andy MacPhail took over the Sosa contract negotiations.

46.   Consequently, the president has taken pains to characterize the Enron debacle as a business or financial scandal, not a political scandal.

47.   Eight months before the next president takes office, Bush and Gore have plans to spend nearly all the surplus, and perhaps much more.

48.   Even as his emissaries were landing in the Haitian capital, the president was taking pains to maintain an image of toughness.

49.   Even in America, where celebrity endorsements are part of the cultural fabric, no former president has taken quite so bold a step.

50.   Even so, some Fed bank presidents have taken a tougher line on interest rates than the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board.