1.   Its chairman is Jack Kemp, housing secretary in the Bush administration, who is a flat tax advocate.

2.   Just last week, Jack F. Kemp, housing secretary in the Bush administration, dropped out of the race, citing the grueling requirements to raise money.

3.   The former Housing secretary accepted the position over several other jobs offerings in the private sector.

4.   Voters were contacted by telephone a day after Dole confirmed that he was picking Kemp, a former congressman and Housing secretary, to round out the ticket.

5.   The mild mannered US housing secretary took a turn as superhero in downtown Washington, chasing down two youths who tried to steal watches from a street vendor.