11.   Even former President George Bush has endorsed Rep. Greg Laughlin, ending his longtime policy of never getting involved Republican primary fights.

12.   For his part, Brownback said he worked hard to mend fences after his bruising primary fight with Sheila Frahm.

13.   Furthermore, union leaders feared neutrality might encourage a long and bloody Democratic primary fight, which nobody wanted.

14.   Giuliani, who supports abortion rights and gay rights, declined to give examples of issues that Republicans might need to shelve to avoid damaging primary fights.

15.   Groscost, who faces a tough primary in his own district, is injecting himself into other GOP primary fights.

16.   Gore, who was highly critical of Bradley during the primary fight, was effusive about Bradley, describing him as an eloquent advocate for racial equality.

17.   He was battered from a bitter primary fight against fellow Kansas Citian Marsha Murphy.

18.   Heiler disputes the notion that a primary fight would hurt Republicans in November.

19.   I cannot remember a Republican primary fight that sank to the depths of this one.

20.   His was an intraparty primary fight with a fellow Democrat, former Gov. Coke R. Stevenson, not a federal general election.