81.   At the giant AFL-CIO convention, Republican politicians are, but for a few exceptions, persona non grata.

82.   Because the rate of participation in local elections is low, local politicians are hesitant to offend any constituent group that claims a membership of more than five.

83.   Both are politically explosive programs which politicians have been unwilling to touch until now.

84.   -- Newly elected politicians are budget-conscious and have little first-hand experience with AIDS.

85.   A committed cynic would argue that this is precisely why politicians are so fond of the term.

86.   A politician is in trouble when the opposition can, without much fear of backlash, run what is basically a cartoon campaign against him.

87.   A. The politicians back then were better orators.

88.   Across the street, in the State House, the politicians are now eager to face it.

89.   Admitted politicians are born that way.

90.   After all, indicted politicians are hardly new to Chicago.