11.   But Luntz said that most delegates to the GOP nominating convention in Philadelphia in late July will already have been chosen by the end of March.

12.   But, when the sun goes down after the Democratic nominating convention, so too will pretty much all the attention paid to Lieberman and Cheney.

13.   Congress is scheduled to start its August recess Friday so that members can rest and participate in the upcoming party presidential nominating conventions.

14.   Fifty-six nominating convention delegates are at stake in the Virginia primary.

15.   Gone are the days when candidates ended their fund-raising obligations with the party nominating conventions.

16.   He once skipped a state nominating convention when it occurred on the Sabbath.

17.   In New York City, each party holds judicial nominating conventions where delegates affirm candidates for state Supreme Court judgeships who have been recommended by party leaders.

18.   In the race to be the next governor of Massachusetts, there was a time when the statewide nominating conventions were crucial to winning the election.