31.  Although the police union donates considerable sums of money and campaign help to elected officials, legislators insist that the outpouring of solidarity was not the product of lobbying.

32.  Although elected officials may work against voter-passed initiatives, few say they spurn the public will.

33.  Although White House physicians supervise the round-the-clock medical care available to presidents and vice presidents, elected officials can receive other medical care surreptitiously.

34.  Although the elected officials acknowledged those figures, they said the solutions were not easy to find.

35.  American elected officials are well aware of voter support for Israel overall, but they are also quite attuned to politically important variations in American attitudes.

36.  American is also urging employees to lobby elected officials for government intervention.

37.  An elected official who decides to provide access to a political supporter is not providing a federally funded benefit such as Federal employment or a Federal contract.

38.  And although Gore continues to enjoy the support of a large number of elected officials in New York, the loss of Moynihan was clearly an unwelcome blow.

39.  An elected official creates the odd number that breaks any tie vote.

40.  And because Texas has no referendum system, elected officials control state policymaking.