41.   Every region has its own noodle specialty.

42.   Every four years the regional primaries would be rotated so that each region would have a chance to go first.

43.   Every region has its own particular problems to resolve in creating a regulatory strategy.

44.   Experts say the region has long had a heavy urban flavor, masked by the mythic West of nothing but blue skies.

45.   First of all, this region has to regulate its own economy, by regulating trade.

46.   For example, right now, the region does not have enough power to handle a major heat wave.

47.   For instance, the region has its own police force, significant control over the school system and its own taxing powers.

48.   Ford officials acknowledge that the Asia-Pacific region has too many factories, and that their aggressive growth plans will make the problem worse.

49.   He realizes that the Rocky Mountain region does not have a moderate, religious-based voice to counter the divisive voice of the religious right.

50.   His region will still have a stake in the semifinals.