41.   But after watching the Republican convention, Vanegas is also a skeptic.

42.   Buchanan, who has all but conceded that Dole will win the GOP nomination, shifted his focus to his role at the Republican convention.

43.   Bush demonstrated at the Republican convention that he is a master of the politics of mood music.

44.   But Buchanan wants to build more influence for the Republican convention in San Diego, so he continues to battle for delegates and a slice of the popular vote.

45.   But Candace Gingrich, who also attended the Republican convention in San Diego, said Democrats still showed more interest in diversity and inclusiveness.

46.   But he reserved further comment, as did Republican convention officials who had eagerly selected this overwhelmingly Democratic city after seeing firsthand the evidence of its downtown renewal.

47.   But he said he would not start a third-party campaign before the Republican convention and might not do so at all.

48.   But he nonetheless has insisted on the reins of the Dole campaign and due deference as host of the Republican convention in San Diego five months hence.

49.   But he was booed at the state Republican convention earlier this year when he mentioned abortion rights.

50.   But it was emblematic of the very precise control exerted over every aspect of life at the Republican convention.