1.   And when things start to slow, nowhere is the ripple felt more strongly than in convention cities like Atlanta.

2.   But the parties set up host committees in the convention cities to do the job.

3.   Dole and Kemp spent a relatively low-key Monday in the convention city.

4.   Dole planned to needle Clinton one more time with a Sunday picnic outside the convention city before retiring to a low-profile week devoted mostly to a vacation.

5.   Gore and the others served as something of a warm-up act for Clinton, who embarked this afternoon on a four-day train trip to this convention city.

6.   In recent years, the FFA has shown a growing penchant to play economic chicken with its host convention city.

7.   In other convention cities like Orlando and San Francisco, people are also staying away.

8.   It remains a thriving convention city with a year-round occupancy rate that other big cities covet.

9.   Marcie Ridgway, spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, said a final decision on the convention city is expected in February.

10.   Meanwhile, Texas Gov. George W. Bush arrives in the convention city and attends a Hispanic rally.