21.   I proposed that religion and ethics students hold debates on the subject of our common God.

22.   In his speech Monday, he reissued his challenge to Bush to hold regular debates.

23.   In the past, Sharpton has threatened to picket Gore events if such a debate was not held in New York.

24.   Inside the Clark Athletic Center, where the debate will be held, the floors were covered with red carpeting and rows of folding chairs.

25.   It is also, so far, the only party to hold a debate among its contenders.

26.   It is a mark of how popular the flat tax has become that think tanks are even holding debates on competing plans.

27.   It is not unusual for reporters to complain that candidates do not hold enough debates.

28.   Last week alone, four debates were held in three states, and a fifth is scheduled for the Republicans on Monday night in Michigan.

29.   Mostly white GOP true believers stood and roared at the Texas state GOP convention when Gramm ridiculed Democratic gubernatorial candidates for holding back-to-back debates in English and Spanish.

30.   On campus Tuesday, national and local media were given a tour of the facilities they would use if a debate is held.