41.  President George W. Bush held fast Monday to his support of a Palestinian state, possibly foreshadowing a sharp dispute with Israel and its dominant Likud party.

42.  Since then, voters had viewed the presidency as a counterweight to government, electing a head of state of a different party than the dominant party in Parliament.

43.  Senu had also been secretary-general of the ruling United Malays National Organization, or UMNO, the dominant political party in government.

44.  Some analysts warn a long-standing rift between Gusmao and the dominant Fretilin party could cause political instability after independence.

45.  So far, the ANC supporters have refused to cooperate because they accuse police of siding with Inkatha, the dominant party in the area.

46.  Srecko Vucina, general secretary of the dominant Bosnian Croat party, said the nun was stabbed to death.

47.  The apparent PRI win in Tabasco appeared to end a string of stunning electoral defeats for the once dominant party.

48.  The apparent PRI win in Tabasco had appeared to end a string of stunning electoral defeats for the once dominant party.

49.  The Alliance is a regional party dominant in southwestern Nigeria, home to both Obasanjo and Falae, who became the coalition candidate.

50.  The dominant Muslim SDA party also has had to deal with much stronger opposition from two Social-democrat parties in the Muslim-Croat federation.