21.   And early last year, two former governors, Mario Cuomo of New York and Ann Richards of Texas, pitched another Frito-Lay brand, Doritos.

22.   And indeed, in speaking about his protagonist, the former governor sometimes lapses into the first person.

23.   And former Rep. Bill Nelson scored an impressive victory to join fellow Democrat Bob Graham, a former governor, in the U.S. Senate.

24.   And he cited Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas, as an example he would follow.

25.   And that, he said, will be played out against the backdrop of old Democratic battles between former governors Dukakis and King.

26.   And Senate majority leader Trent Lott on Thursday called on Clinton to withdraw the nomination of Weld, a Republican and former governor of Massachusetts.

27.   And no one has been more viciously attacked than Stephen E. Merrill, the former New Hampshire governor and a front-runner in the contest.

28.   And the Democrats are counting on former governor Evan Bayh to get a seat in Indiana.

29.   And while former governors, House members, and even vice presidents have gone through orientation week, a first lady has never been among them.

30.   And they are being courted by a coalition led by a former Republican governor, Kay Orr.