31.  On the political front, President Ezer Weizman Wednesday formally asked the acting prime minister, Shimon Peres, to form a new government.

32.  On the political front, Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., points to an inherent absurdity in current U.S. policy toward the war.

33.  On the political front, the thundering denunciations of executive greed issued by Pat Buchanan during his unsuccessful campaign for the Republican presidential nomination have largely died out.

34.  On the political front, Unita was to become part of a government of unity.

35.  On the political front, Bush views a climate much changed since an ebullient Clinton hosted the first Summit of the Americas in Miami seven years ago.

36.  On the political front, he has yet to fill the post of chairman of the Democratic Party or political director for the White House.

37.  On the political front, the Israeli government said it would resume peace talks with the Palestinian Authority today in Cairo.

38.  On a wider political front, the fax machine has been spewing forth some intriguing information from candidates for area congressional races.

39.  Or they could put up a good political front, as he does.

40.  On the political front, Buyoya has silenced his opponents, especially hard-line Tutsi.