61.   Seguin, a former speaker of the National Assembly, makes no secret of his ambition to take over at the presidential Elysee Palace as soon as he can.

62.   Sen. Jay Blanchard, the longshot candidate who defeated Groscost last November, said the former House speaker will be back in the political arena.

63.   So were dozens of other dusty plaques, awards and trophies stuffed into cardboard boxes underneath tables in the garage of the former speaker of the Missouri House.

64.   State Representative Dan Blue, former speaker of the North Carolina House, and North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall are among the Democrats interested in the seat.

65.   That omission prompted Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, to write Secretary of State Colin Powell a letter calling for their inclusion.

66.   The caretaker is expected to be Miraj Khalid, a former speaker of the House in Parliament and a director of the Islamic University in Islamabad.

67.   The current ambassador, former House speaker Thomas Foley, fits that pattern, which Bush will surely want to continue when he makes his own choice.

68.   The former speaker conceded that he gave Rodino a hard time because the new chairman moved so cautiously and so slowly during the Watergate investigation.

69.   The former speaker was assigned to inspect polling places in the state of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City.

70.   The former speaker had also filed a defamation lawsuit against Ms. Herbert, which he agreed to drop as part of the settlement.