1.   And no mainstream politician is eager to explain the virtues of racial diversity to parents of white applicants whose places are taken by nonwhites with lower test scores.

2.   As with Perot, Lamm speaks with a certitude about the superiority of his ideas and the inadequacy of mainstream politicians to deal with tough problems.

3.   As the economy slows, political parties stressing law and order and stricter controls on immigration are gaining ground and mainstream conservative politicians are becoming more popular.

4.   Atlanta Gay Pride has become a Midtown party endorsed by mainstream politicians and funded by corporations.

5.   Bush, as a political animal, is a virtually unknown species among mainstream politicians between Fastnet Rock and the Urals.

6.   But even mainstream politicians concede they are a sure sign of trouble ahead.

7.   But many government officials and mainstream politicians rely so heavily on deception that they have ruined their own credibility with millions of people.

8.   But Matraszek and other experts, while critical of his methods, say that Lepper has highlighted legitimate worries that mainstream politicians have failed to address.

9.   But mainstream politicians and education officials still tend to play down that history, charging that the West has exaggerated accounts.

10.   But the most interesting development is how mainstream politicians are drawing closer to controversial alternative leaders whose voices are often discounted.