51.   Neither the Middle East aid issue nor any partisan disagreements over aid to Colombia produced much heated debate as the committee labored into the night.

52.   No technology has had as much impact on the abortion debate as ultrasound, although experts say the images can be deceiving.

53.   Oil revenue has transformed the Norwegian economy but has caused a debate as to whether the windfall is being used properly and whether production should be slowed.

54.   Opponents of gun control have framed the debate as a choice between blaming weapons and blaming people who abuse them.

55.   Policies that would help people like Andrade include tax relief for working families, which is entering the political debate as the candidates head into primary season.

56.   Part of that evolution will be continuing debate as to the role of the Cuban American National Foundation and its longtime leader, Jorge Mas Canosa.

57.   Republicans defended their plans as prudent and said President Clinton was misguided in casting all tax debates as a contest between rich and poor.

58.   Repeal opponents, citing NRA contributions to Republican lawmakers, cast the debate as a political payoff to the controversial organization.

59.   Rather, it signaled that the Democrats view the concessions granted by Republicans in the preliminary phase of the debate as not going far enough.

60.   Sen. Pete Domenici steps up in the welfare debate as a leading voice of moderate Republicans, standing squarely against presidential contender Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas.