1.   Clinton also is appearing at Calmont High School in Belmont, Calif., with Feinstein to tout administration efforts on behalf of public education.

2.   Eliminating the penalty is a top priority for Republicans, and party leaders touted their efforts two weeks ago at the Christian Coalition annual meeting.

3.   NationsBank has touted its efforts to do business with the black community.

4.   President Bush used his weekly radio address Saturday to tout administration efforts to expand home ownership, particularly to black and Hispanic families.

5.   Republicans, eager to burnish their environmental image before the November polls, touted their efforts in crafting a measure that won broad bi-partisan support.

6.   Richards and some teachers tout her efforts to curb violence in schools, but Bush portrays them as ineffective, an assertion some teachers likewise support.

7.   The Clinton administration, which has been touting its efforts against illegal entrants, favors modest reductions in legal immigration.

8.   Educators in Texas also tout recruiting efforts such as seminars and a candidate targeting board.

9.   Gore also touted administration efforts to improve health care and military recruitment.

10.   He dispatched Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to the state to tout the effort to the media.