And he put her lead in the polls in stark, if not self-serving terms: "You know that her connection to me is the key reason that Garamendi can't move."

He said he expected the gap in the Presidential polls, which put Mr. Clinton's lead around 15 percentage points, to narrow to "single digits" by next month.

A newer poll, of 1,121 registered voters by the University of Illinois, put her lead at just 11 percentage points, with 28 percent undecided.

The finding, based on responses from 1,343 probable voters who were surveyed from Tuesday through Thursday, put Mr. Bush's lead at 51 to 44 percent.

Haley made both free throws with 14.5 seconds remaining, putting the Nets' lead at 3 points again.

This was not usual behavior on his part: I put his lead on and tied it to the steering wheel before stepping onto the road.

The Hawks did not score in the second half until George Brown sank two free throws to put Hunter's lead at 37-28 with 16 minutes 24 seconds to go.

An 11-play, 44-yard drive followed, and ended in a 24-yard Gostkowski field goal that put the Patriots' lead at 44-0.

The Gators marched down the field again and scored on a Tebow run to put their lead back at 10 with 2:23 to play in the first half.

When the puppy comes to your calling its name, reward it with a titbit, then put his lead on in your own time, praising and stroking it.