41.   In addition, the Rangers are thought to be interested in left wing Brendan Shanahan, who has been shopped in trade talks by the Hartford Whalers.

42.   In recent weeks, he has rekindled the talk by staking out some positions that are at odds with those of the Clinton-Gore team.

43.   It encouraged wild talk by legislators who suggested campaigns to deny reconfirmation at the polls to Supreme Court justices.

44.   Investors may be used to the talk by now, they said.

45.   It is possible that partly because neither side is willing to be the quitter, the Israelis and the Palestinians will be re-engaged in peace talks by next week.

46.   It will also continue to present tours by dealers of galleries in Chelsea and SoHo along with talks by artists.

47.   Japan, Indonesia and other nations had hoped to add the anti-dumping clause to stymie U.S. efforts to extract concessions in trade talks by imposing retaliatory sanctions.

48.   Krupp and Thyssen have been joined in their merger talks by former Mercedes-Benz AG chief, Helmut Werner, and German Iron Foundries Federation Chairman Kurt Staehler.

49.   Last year, he played a crucial role in the Sierra Leone peace talks by encouraging Sankoh to sign the accord.

50.   Lewis wants to unify the heavyweight title and there is talk by Dino Duva that this fight could happen by early next year.