11.   A former member of the ruling party, he pledged to support its nominee, then turned and formed a new party after he lost the nod to Lee.

12.   McCain has been grudging in his praise of Bush since returning to Washington this week, although he has frequently said he will support the nominee of his party.

13.   Rae Hutton, a spokeswoman for Senate President Donald DiFrancesco, said the senator supports the nominee.

14.   Quayle pledged to work to unite the Republican Party and said he would support the nominee.

15.   The PAN announced before the vote that they would only support four nominees, would vote against four others and abstain in the other eight votes.

16.   While Oscar hopefuls in Hollywood were donning designer togs and doing their hair, supporting actress nominee Rosemary Harris spent Monday in London tending to her video cassette recorder.

17.   Clinton has ardently supported his nominee.