1.   People are taking the elections with a fair amount of cynicism.

2.   The Prime Minister has called for an end to smears and personal attacks in the run-up to the election with a focus on policies and issues.

3.   And Gore accused Bradley of cheapening his effort to present himself as a proponent of cleaner elections with his revised strategy to attack Gore.

4.   And the party of impeachment does not exactly come to this election with clean hands.

5.   As Israelis head to the polls, many US Jews say they are watching the election with anguish.

6.   Barely a dozen weeks after winning the election with the weakest mandate imaginable, George Bush is beginning to look like a real president.

7.   Both won their last elections with the help of blacks.

8.   A calm and fair election with a respectable turnout would help arrest that decline.

9.   A lifelong Democrat, Stokes has watched recent elections with dismay as Republicans siphoned off union votes by focusing on issues like gun control and abortion.

10.   Abroad, seeking support, Abiola discussed his stolen election with whoever would listen.