1.   With Carpenter, Kelly and Davies acting as a voting bloc, the board adopted a conservative legislative agenda.

2.   Americans of French-Canadian ancestry are a big voting bloc in New Hampshire, and a furious Muskie denounced the letter in a tirade outside the newspaper building.

3.   An organized conservative Christian voting bloc has been crucial in deciding a long list of races, from school boards to Congress.

4.   And that is a transparent bid to divide that voting bloc.

5.   And in Georgia, the only state with two Democratic senators who both joined the GOP voting bloc, the criticism of Cleland and Miller was muted.

6.   Arab-Americans are important voting blocs in Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and California.

7.   As a lame-duck president, Clinton can openly woo such voting blocs as Latinos, gays, and labor unions with less concern for the political consequences.

8.   Asian-American advocates, who say racism is at the core of American society, say that Asian-Americans must form a voting bloc.

9.   Both parties have targeted Hispanics, an increasingly important voting bloc.

10.   A look at the scrambling for this huge new voting bloc.