11.   Ramon Mitra, who rose from rural poverty to become a leading politician and democratic foe of the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, died on Monday in Manila.

12.   The first presidential debate between Bush and Democratic foe Gore is Tuesday in Boston.

13.   Among the Missouri Democratic foes are Gov. Mel Carnahan, who is running for Senate, and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt.

14.   In the aftermath, even his Democratic foes acknowledge he will continue to dominate the political climate, at least for now.

15.   Democratic foes insist it should come out of his own pocket and not from campaign contributions.