1.   Duncan and the three congressmen have all said that their dealings with Taber were legal.

2.   For now, many voters say the two congressmen would become the instant front-runners for the Senate seat.

3.   He promised to try to help, but that was plainly not enough for the four congressmen Thursday.

4.   In the end, the three congressmen were footnotes to the main story.

5.   Last week in Washington, the two congressmen met with representatives from both towns and urged them to negotiate a deal.

6.   On Thursday, the two congressmen are expected to join Bush for breakfast at the White House, with their Republican counterparts.

7.   Teator also noted that Solomon talked with Sweeney and Reynolds about the dairy issues only after the two congressmen called him and asked for his advice.

8.   The four congressmen subsequently endorsed Bush for president.

9.   The identities of the two congressmen were not disclosed.

10.   The more votes a party gets in a region, the more congressmen it gets.