21.  Brisk winds from the south will continue to draw muggy air north into the Eastern states.

22.  Bush won the two Eastern states but lost Washington and Oregon.

23.  But areas of light snow will dust parts of the Great Lakes and eastern Plains states, while patchy showers and drizzle dampen parts of coastal Texas.

24.  But the nitrogen oxides they produce add to smog in the east, according to the EPA and air pollution officials in the eastern states.

25.  But they have grown to considerable strength, playing a role in government in several eastern states.

26.  Clouds and widely separated showers will accompany a cold front through the eastern Great Lakes states.

27.  Confidence fell in the Mountain, Pacific and eastern North Central states.

28.  Concern centered on the Oder River along the Polish border in the eastern German state of Brandenburg.

29.  Companies based in the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak have been a special favorite this year.

30.  Current unemployment breeds resentment in the worse-off eastern states, alienates youth and feeds radical movements.