51.  Fellow American Jeremy Bloom placed fourth, retaining a narrow lead in the event standings.

52.  Freire helped Bettini to hold a narrow lead through the final straight.

53.  French couple Sophie Moniotte and Pascal Lavanchy took a narrow lead in the ice dance when the main competition of the European Figure Skating Championship began Tuesday.

54.  Frenchman Bruno Saby took a narrow lead Wednesday over defending champion and compatriot Jean Louis Schlesser in the Fourth United Arab Emirates Marlboro Desert Challenge.

55.  Golden Ballet got bumped coming out of the gate but established a narrow lead over Latour through the first turn and into the backstretch.

56.  Hardline challenger Benjamin Netanyahu held a narrow lead Thursday over Prime Minister Shimon Peres in cliffhanger elections that will determine the course of Mideast peacemaking.

57.  Hard-line challenger Benjamin Netanyahu held a narrow lead Thursday over Prime Minister Shimon Peres in cliffhanger elections that will determine the course of Mideast peacemaking.

58.  Heading into the first debate, Gore held a narrow lead over Bush, according to an analysis of state polls and interviews with consultants in both parties.

59.  Heading into the first debate, Gore held a narrow lead, according to an analysis of state polls and interviews with consultants in both parties.

60.  In a second weekend election, for governor in the southeastern state of Yucatan, the PRI claimed a narrow lead Monday.