21.   So what did Bush learn from his first political contest?

22.   The bid by Houston and CSW is the first counter-offer and could spark the first bidding contest.

23.   The Democratic Party approved a plan that keeps the first contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.

24.   The election, the first U.S. Senate contest conducted entirely through the mail, has featured some incredibly nasty campaign advertising, with both sides running harsh attack ads.

25.   The election is the first contest since World War II in which neither candidate served in a fateful conflict that shaped the modern world.

26.   The first ABL All-Star contest was last December in Hartford, Connecticut.

27.   The first nominating contests will not occur until February.

28.   The first presidential nominating contests, in Iowa and New Hampshire, are a year away.

29.   The first contest that is drawing interest is next Tuesday in Arizona, the same night as votes in South Dakota and North Dakota.

30.   The first state contest, the Iowa caucuses, were now behind him.