41.   She will be sorely missed if she goes through with her announced intention to quit the race this week.

42.   Sibley is the second candidate to quit the race.

43.   Stern dismissed as foolish speculation suggestions that quitting the race was a face-saving way to get out of a publicity stunt that had run its course.

44.   The acting governor never hid his disdain for Schundler, whom he blamed for the news reports that had driven him to quit the race.

45.   The Democratic Party chairman in Colorado demanded that Considine quit the race.

46.   The last woman who ran for president, Patricia Schroeder, quit the race in an emotional outburst of tears.

47.   The two victors, Dick Gephardt and Bob Dole, had quit the race by the end of March.

48.   They went right back on the attack, with Dole and former Gov. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee calling on each other to quit the race.

49.   Priestley and Campbell were taken back to shore but both boats had to quit the race.

50.   An anti-corruption crusader who resigned as chief federal prosecutor to run for president quit the race on Sunday after waging a lackluster campaign.