1.   Although a Democrat, he has often supported the policies of the Republican mayor, Rudolph Giuliani.

2.   An upstate Republican mayor, Roy Bernardi of Syracuse, said he understood how the closeness of the margin could be a source of frustration to Vacco.

3.   And many officials noted that the Republican mayor had seized the somewhat contrived moment for all it was worth.

4.   And the Republican mayor made the most of it.

5.   And the Republican mayor of Los Angeles, Richard Riordan, endorsed the re-election bid of Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

6.   As the Republican mayor of a heavily Democratic city, he is likely to feel similar pressures in making a presidential endorsement, political strategists said on Monday.

7.   Binghamton, its largest city, is marginally Democratic but has a Republican mayor and City Council.

8.   Bloomberg continued to try to blur ideological distinctions as he sought to become the second consecutive Republican mayor in a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic in voter enrollment.

9.   A majority are Democrats, although some large cities including New York and Los Angeles have Republican mayors.

10.   A Republican mayor closed the dump and Bloomberg vowed during his campaign not to reopen it.