1.   Most authorities lacked such a committee before this except in a shadow, non-statutory form within the majority party caucus.

2.   Also on Tuesday, Republicans in Minnesota and Washington began selecting more delegates in party caucuses.

3.   And he urged Democrats to participate in their own party caucuses Monday even though he is running unopposed.

4.   As in the Senate, the House channels would be controlled by their respective party caucuses.

5.   As the party gets larger, it may be easier to win majorities but harder to reach a consensus within the party caucus.

6.   A party caucus rejected that plan.

7.   Activists on both the left and the right are more likely to participate in party caucuses and primaries, thereby dominating the process.

8.   After party caucuses Thursday morning, however, members on both sides of the aisle were armed for the spin war.

9.   Bush also claimed victory in the party caucus in North Dakota, though no official tally was in.

10.   But he quickly took a side door out of the Senate after he spoke, avoiding most of the reporters who gather routinely outside the party caucuses.