Move org-clock info to left in mode-line?

[Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>]

Hi everyone,

I've made some progress in understanding emacs this past year, but
customizing the mode-line eludes me.

When I clock into an item in org-mode, the clock information is always
at the extreme right of the mode line --- and thus unable to be seen
unless I make my emacs window full screen.

(Most of my buffers have a ton of minor modes, which are all listed in
the mode line and push everything else out of sight).

Interestingly, if I have other modes contributing to the mode line, the
org-mode-line-string is always placed at the end of the
global-mode-string:

,----
| global-mode-string is a variable defined in `C source code'.
| Its value is 
| ((t jabber-activity-mode-string)
|  "" appt-mode-string display-time-string org-mode-line-string)
`----

I would be most grateful for any tips on how I might move the org-clock
information farther to the left in the mode line.

Thanks,
Matt