And savvy veterans drop out at a high rate, especially from the moderate centers of the two parties.

Negotiations must start soon if the moderate center of the public, black and white, is to retain hope for a peaceful solution.

In Iraq, the Bush team is trying hard to build a moderate center.

Mr. Foster is doing what he can to court the state's moderate center.

Many analysts agree that the post- Thatcher age could see a return to the moderate center.

But by attacking the moderate political center, the king made peace more remote.

Because the key forces that shaped that moderate center are now all under pressure.

They also spoke about reaching out to the party's moderate center, which made significant strides in the elections.

Iraqi politicians are divided more than ever along ethnic and sectarian lines, with no viable moderate center.