21.   Both claimed they plan to carry on as they did in the first debate.

22.   A crowded field of six candidates will be included in this first debate.

23.   A day after his first debate with George W. Bush, Vice President Al Gore seemed far removed from the thrust and parry of forensics.

24.   A majority of those who watched the first debate a week ago said they thought Gore performed better than Bush.

25.   After a spirited rally with Buffalo Democrats, President Clinton on Thursday locked himself away for three days of practice for the first nationally televised debate of the campaign.

26.   After watching the first debate between the presidential contenders, a septuagenarian feels compelled to give advice.

27.   After the first debate between the two candidates, Bush regained some ground, according to four of five national polls that gave him small leads earlier this week.

28.   After the first debate, everyone said he was too hyperactive and know-it-all.

29.   Bush introduced that term into the campaign when he used it repeatedly to criticize Gore in their first debate.