41.   But there was some debate between Bledsoe and Mirer . . . but Bledsoe rated higher and it was obvious I wanted to pick Bledsoe.

42.   But there is less and less debate between left and right about whether the phenomenon exists, although there remain vigorous differences of opinion about how to respond.

43.   But this was a rare abrasive moment in an otherwise well-behaved and frequently illuminating exchange, not unlike the debate between the two vice-presidential candidates last week.

44.   Call me crazy, but I watched the debate between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole the other night.

45.   Carl Jacobson, a Republican in the Minnesota state legislature, agreed that the debate between environmentalists and energy producers is often cast as too stark and unproductive.

46.   Clinton argued that he has altered the traditional debate between Democrats and Republicans.

47.   Clinton will join millions of other voters viewing the first debate between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

48.   Conducted almost entirely behind closed doors, this is not the familiar debate between civilian and military officials.

49.   Davis seldom injected himself into policy debates between the Legislature and the governor.

50.   Debates between the two men have been nasty, with each candidate trying to talk over the other, interrupting, and name calling.