21.   Al Gore and Bill Bradley began their Democratic campaign debate without waiting for the opening whistle Wednesday.

22.   But the two became the first political rivals in Albania to hold a televised debate without insulting each other.

23.   Several parliament members, including senior members of the ruling United Democratic Front party criticized holding the debate without them.

24.   Such exaggerations cropped up in the debate without any outright mistruths.

25.   The Election Commission, meanwhile, banned Netanyahu from participating in TV debates without right-wing rival Benny Begin.

26.   Dole, the underdog against Clinton, had been hoping for a one-on-one debate without viewers being distracted by the pesky Perot.