81.   Party leaders had hoped to turn their movement into a viable third party.

82.   Political leaders are hoping that school districts can learn the value of competition from the business community.

83.   Republican congressional leaders hope the House and Senate can pass their tax cut bills next week and send a final bill to President Bill Clinton early August.

84.   Republican leaders hoped to avoid it.

85.   Republican leaders had hoped to force a vote on the issues by packaging them into an amendment to an unrelated bill governing retirement benefits for railroad workers.

86.   Republican leaders hope to bring the bill to the Senate floor on Wednesday.

87.   Republican leaders hope to substitute their own, far less restrictive legislation.

88.   Republican congressional leaders hope to send the president a bill he will sign by early August.

89.   Republican leaders hope to bring to the House floor next week three of those bills.

90.   Republican leaders hope to force a number of votes on hot-button issues such as partial-birth abortions, further tax cuts and tougher welfare restrictions.