51.   It has become a hot political issue.

52.   LaHood, a conservative Republican, has staked out his independence from the GOP leadership on some hot issues.

53.   Legal tactics to extend patents on expensive drugs and delay the introduction of low-priced generic copies have become a hot issue for Congress and the Bush administration.

54.   Less than two years ago, downsizing was a hot political issue.

55.   Ms. Killian added, however, that the fund might not get allocations of some hot issues.

56.   No state has passed the amendment, and the drive has been a hot issue mainly in home-schooling and religious circles.

57.   Now that prescription drugs are a hot issue, biotech executives worry that history is repeating itself.

58.   Online customer service is a hot issue.

59.   One such state is Maine, where, as in most border states, prescription drugs are a hot issue.

60.   Outside stock car racing, this is still a hot issue.