31.   Ailes said Liebner then surprised him by saying a third party had made an offer for Zahn.

32.   Both parties have made such calls, and will almost certainly do so again this fall in close states.

33.   Both parties make the argument that, given the intensely competitive and insatiable demand for campaign dollars, big contributors are necessary.

34.   But no warring party can make an arms deal alone.

35.   But nobody suggests that the political parties would make less-than-somber choices for Number Two.

36.   But ordinary Greens are unhappy with the compromises the party has made to retain power.

37.   But the opposition is also deeply divided, and some parties have made outrageous demands in an effort to whip up support, diplomats say.

38.   But the two parties made little progress and Clinton let the initiative wither.

39.   But the big parties here make it very clear that the wine trade will never be like the plumbing supply business.