1.   Both his interventions greatly aided Bill Clinton in defeating his Republican opponents.

2.   But he and his Republican Congressional opponents have yet to Decide on a seven-year plan to balance the budget.

3.   Many GOPers thought he made the offer to protect himself from Republican opponents on Capitol Hill.

4.   She was almost certain to defeat her Republican opponent Maurice Turner, a former police chief, in the November election.

5.   Although Republican opponents, led by Sen. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo., give philosophical reasons for delaying the bill, there is a political calculation as well.

6.   And amid indications that his lead over his Republican opponent, Rep. Bob Franks, could be narrowing, Corzine rarely mentioned Franks.

7.   And as much as he promoted his own ideas, McGreevey attacked the proposals of his Republican opponent, Bret Schundler, which include deregulating the auto insurance industry.

8.   And faced with such a tough Republican opponent in November, Giblin agreed that the party should rally behind one candidate.

9.   And he is the leading Republican opponent of efforts to overhaul campaign-finance laws and lobbying-reform laws.