91.   The four major Republican presidential contenders competed Thursday to deliver the starkest appeals to Southern conservatives in a fast-paced debate that was marked by testy exchanges.

92.   The even better news is that the Republican contender John McCain is painfully superstitious.

93.   The first black Republican contender, a little-known conservative named Alan Keyes, intends to join the pack Sunday.

94.   The leading Republican contenders also have agreed to a debate on the Larry King television show in November, a full year before the elections.

95.   The leading Republican contender is Rep. Van Hilleary.

96.   The money figures to come easier for such potential Republican contenders as Texas Gov. George W. Bush and millionaire publisher Steve Forbes.

97.   The other Republican contenders are hardly nitwits, but most of them seem to have put their brains on ice while mindlessly pursuing a goal that they cannot attain.

98.   The pollsters attributed the difference to Republican fears that an independent candidate, such as Ross Perot, would siphon votes from the Republican presidential contender.

99.   The proposal by Magazine Publisher Forbes, a Republican presidential contender, has great merit.

100.   The Republican contender, Robert Aderholt, was a senior aide to Gov. Fob James Jr.