41.   Are the disgruntled independents so deeply skeptical of the two parties that they give thumbs down to any incumbent ruling party?

42.   As such, many of these people will vote for the ruling party, which brought Mexico to the doors of the developed world.

43.   As the ruling party for years, the Democrats wrote the patronage handbook for this state.

44.   At the same time, the ruling party continues to use giveaways and pressure tactics to manipulate their votes.

45.   At the airport, Macias and Cruz are waiting for the man they believe will upset the ruling party and change Mexican politics forever.

46.   At the weekend rallies of the opposition candidates, their supporters expressed what increasingly seems a national distrust of the ruling party.

47.   Because he backs several key policies of the ruling party, his philosophy is sometimes described as identical to that of Zedillo, though differences abound.

48.   Because of the incredible confusion and sometimes downright silliness surrounding the multiple investigations, Birns said the ruling party has done additional harm to itself.

49.   Before, everybody had to vote for the ruling party.

50.   Bin Laden chose Sudan as a base because the ruling party, the National Islamic Front, shared much of his ideology.