51.  He was to scheduled to leave Iowa after midnight for the first primary state.

52.  His regime increasingly has the smell of the first fascist state in post-Cold War Europe.

53.  Hochberg said he believed that Texas would be the first state with an official molecule.

54.  If Hawaii becomes the first state to enact comprehensive domestic-partnership legislation, however, Foley believes this will not satisfy the Supreme Court.

55.  Idaho on Friday became the first state to repeal its term-limits law, which voters had approved in 1994 and affirmed in three elections since then.

56.  If the bill passes, New Hampshire would be come the first state to ban circus animals.

57.  If passed, the proposal would make New York the first state to regulate cigarette sales to help prevent the hundreds of fires ignited every year by discarded cigarettes.

58.  If approved by Justice Department officials, the plan could make Florida the first state where local officers have such authority.

59.  If that happens, Missouri would become the first state to effectively un-legalize casino gambling.

60.  If it is upheld, Hawaii would become the first state to legally recognize same-sex marriages.