91.   Of course, Starr knew that there were enough Republican votes in the House to impeach Clinton on a purely partisan basis.

92.   Pelosi criticized Clinton for considering GOP proposals to restrict funds for family-planning clinics abroad in return for Republican votes on fast-track.

93.   Pataki administration officials and lawmakers in both parties have speculated that Silver would need Republican votes to get the budget through the Assembly.

94.   Pataki aides acknowledge that their challenge now is to keep Golisano from siphoning off enough Republican votes to hand Cuomo a victory.

95.   Politically, Packwood provides a reliable Republican vote, and as the Senate considers legislation crucial to Republican plans to transform government, one more vote could prove handy.

96.   Polltakers say that Perot backers now tend to be more Republican than Democratic and that a third-party candidate well might split the Republican vote.

97.   Republican leaders have begun hinting that they expect Clinton to compromise on a handful of other contentious issues in return for Republican votes for fast track.

98.   Republican votes are needed to approve the bond issuing authority on an urgency basis.

99.   Roosevelt beat Taft into third place but, by splitting the Republican vote, let in Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat, as president.

100.   Rowland can be expected to choose a member of his own party for the job, giving the Senate one more Republican vote.