21.   Two weeks ago, Miller, who had lost the party nomination to North, announced he intended to oppose Warner.

22.   Voting turnouts are expected to be dismally low as the electorate realizes that both party nominations have already been locked up by George W. Bush and Al Gore.

23.   Pat Buchanan, who also claims the party nomination, filed similar documents a week earlier.

24.   Abacha on Monday secured the last of all five political party nominations for the presidency.

25.   Abacha on Monday won the last of all five political party nominations for the presidency, effectively sidelining any competition in upcoming August elections.

26.   Although elections will not be held until late next year, a race for the party nominations is already on.

27.   Also in Montana, three Democrats and two Republicans sought their party nominations to replace Republican Gov. Mark Racicot, forced by term limits to retire.

28.   Chen has quit the party and Lin refused to contest the party presidential nomination with Lee.

29.   For many Illinois voters, the primaries were an exercise in democracy, since Bush and Gore already have won enough convention delegates to lock up the party nominations.

30.   Golkar Chairman Harmoko quoted Suharto as saying he accepted the party nomination based on the poll results.