81.   Yet there is so little excitement in the nominating process that Barbour said the party considered shortening the convention in San Diego.

82.   Perot did not meet with Buchanan Wednesday and plans to stay silent throughout the nominating process, Verney said.

83.   At the heart of the dispute is the heavy attention and campaign time given to states that launch the nominating process.

84.   Bush also was visiting a crisis pregnancy center during his latest campaign swing in the state where precinct caucuses next January launch the nominating process.

85.   But, anticipating such disqualifications, the reformers entered swarms of candidates in the nominating process.

86.   But to get a shot at Clinton, Dole will first have to navigate through the Republican nominating process that has thwarted him twice before.

87.   But the nominating process is up in the air because of a court challenge filed by St. Croix attorney Sylvester H. Julien last week.

88.   California and about a dozen other states have moved their primaries up to March, accelerating the nominating process, which RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson says is unhealthy.

89.   Democrats intent on ensuring a smooth presidential nominating process this summer are working feverishly to get their longtime labor allies to agree not to strike the Democratic National Convention.

90.   Democrats want an open nominating process, but voters may be confused by nasty intra-party disputes, University of Hong Kong political scientist Sonny Lo said Monday.