1.   Well-known casino and gambling interests have contributed regularly to the campaigns of the three senators.

2.   The committee decided not to take any further action against four of the five senators.

3.   As the two senators debate technical aspects of the Mitchell bill, kids in the tourist galleries squirm and fidget.

4.   A day earlier, the two senators had sparred on a Sunday morning talk show, spitting snide remarks back and forth on the topic of censure.

5.   After speaking to the two senators this morning, Gore released a letter to them announcing his acceptance.

6.   Afterward, the two senators said they had never blocked a hearing for a nominee when the majority of their committee requested one.

7.   Alexander, however, said he brings to the race something the two senators cannot.

8.   All stories will include the ratings for the two senators.

9.   But after the White House lobbying campaign began, Feinstein and the other senators reversed course.

10.   But in several weeks of trying, the three senators have been unable to line up any co-sponsors.