11.   Already, their polls are being used by news networks for quick polls following presidential debates and by manufacturers to gauge consumer acceptance of their products.

12.   Although past vice presidential debates have produced some memorable moments, they rarely have had much effect on the outcome of the elections.

13.   Although three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate have been scheduled by the commission, there is no guarantee that even Clinton or Dole will participate.

14.   American presidential debates range from the majestic to the banal.

15.   Although they halted campaigning, Gore and Republican George W. Bush met in their final presidential debate Tuesday night in St. Louis.

16.   American rhetoric is strong in favor of racial justice at home, as the presidential and vice presidential debates once again showed.

17.   And in the most recent presidential debate on Tuesday, both candidates said they support mandatory filtering.

18.   And not one soccer mom at Bay Front Park in Mill Valley had time to glance at a portable TV that was airing the presidential debate.

19.   And the endless presidential debates about how to spend the surplus are either reckless, or a waste of time.

20.   And the Reform Party faced attempts by the established parties to shove it to the side, most prominently by excluding Perot from the presidential debates this fall.