11.   American diplomats say they have not decided which candidate to support.

12.   And his withdrawal prompted immediate appeals from other candidates to his constituency.

13.   And both parties have turned to American-style presidential campaign politics, seeking to sell their candidates to voters rather than their specific policy beliefs.

14.   And there are arrows pointing directly from the candidates to the hole.

15.   Both leading Republican candidates are committed to ending lawful abortion, both Democratic candidates to sustaining it.

16.   Both Mrs. Clinton and Giuliani have security and governmental staffing needs even when they are traveling as political candidates to campaign or raise money.

17.   Brand questioned the rules limiting candidates to books produced by traditional publishers, excluding less conventional fruits of the World Wide Web.

18.   A lot of the negotiations over presidential debates are focused on how to project the best image of the candidate to the television audience.

19.   A poll by the independent Pew Research Center last month showed a majority of voters preferring generic Democratic candidates to Republicans.

20.   AFLAC CEO Dan Amos said he competes for top employees with Synovus, across town, and he wanted a boost when recruiting out-of-state job candidates to Columbus.