1.   Townsend has been crisscrossing the state in recent years, checking out redevelopment projects and meeting voters.

2.   Several highways crisscross the state.

3.   And Forbes is crisscrossing the state in a two-bus caravan filled with sophisticated electronic equipment that enables him to instantaneously broadcast campaign events to his Web site.

4.   As they crisscrossed the state Saturday on planes, vans and buses, contenders sought to energize their supporters by unleashing some of their best-known backers.

5.   At the moment, though, the more immediate question is who among the Republicans crisscrossing the state will get the golden nod.

6.   Acknowledging his electoral inexperience, Checchi spent months last year crisscrossing the state and listening to the concerns of various groups before speaking out on the issues.

7.   Both candidates expressed confidence of victory as they crisscrossed the state in a final appeal for votes this week.

8.   Chiles, meanwhile, will have been crisscrossing the state, mending fences with the electorate.

9.   For the last eight years, he had crisscrossed the state, mostly working on economic development projects and building ties with businesses.

10.   Forbes spent all week in Iowa, crisscrossing the state in a high-tech bus while his ads ran on TV.