31.  As an independent, Powell could take his inspirational, value-driven message to the American people unhampered by those kinds of grossly inequitable gambits.

32.  During last year's presidential campaign, George W. Bush made much of his willingness to listen to the American people.

33.  Did a majority of the American people endorse his policies in the election?

34.  During times of crisis, there is a tendency by our elected officials to treat the American people as simpletons, incapable of understanding or supporting a complex mission.

35.  Each president should select a few key issues, work on them, and then persuade the American people that his ideas are good, Alexander said.

36.  Do the American people realize that I won?

37.  Do the Bush administration and the American people have the will to do it?

38.  Dodd says Dole has still not clearly defined his message for the American people.

39.  Dole suggested that Senate Democrats were trying to rush a bill through before the American people understood it.

40.  Each year, the American people spend twice that amount on booze and four times the total on cosmetics and other "personal care" products.