1.   And some Democrats on Capitol Hill do not feel a victory by Gore over Bush is necessarily the best political outcome for them or their party.

2.   And Rosen, no stranger to fierce political wrangling, was quick to size up who would be her best political allies.

3.   Before the meeting, the two sides continued to jockey publicly for the best political position.

4.   Both Democrats and Republicans have already begun to consider strategies to make the best political use of the issue in the November elections.

5.   Buchanan, with the most passionate support, and Dole, with the best political organization, were expected to fare best in bad weather.

6.   But he has been around too long to feel that hungry again, and his decision to retire suggests that he has not lost his best political instincts.

7.   But the best political drama treats its audience as grown-ups and its characters as human, or at least partly human.

8.   Gore did it to make sure that Clinton remained his best political friend.

9.   GOP state chairman Al Cardenas insists that the convention will be the best political event in the country this year.

10.   He had about the best political antennae in Boston.