51.   But with the Supreme Court taking up the matter, and a presidential race under way, the issue has a new character.

52.   Casey, a strong Bush supporter, said Thursday that she will tell GOP convention delegates that the issue has no place at all in the GOP platform.

53.   Certainly, these issues could have some impact on students.

54.   Civilian employees and correction officers have been dismissed for smuggling and selling cigarettes and city correction officials agree that the issue has to be closely monitored.

55.   Clinton said that issue would have to be addressed later.

56.   Concerns about statehouse booze have surfaced before, but the issue now has a front-line presence it once lacked.

57.   Daschle warned that the issue had to be resolved so Democrats again could offer amendments to the pending legislation.

58.   Davis said the issue would have to be settled in court, which is fine by the Power Exchange.

59.   Democrats say any accord must include stiff sanctions, and Republicans have traditionally insisted that those issues have no place in free trade agreements.

60.   Despite the huge numbers, new issues have a long history of underperforming the market after the first three to six months of trading.