51.   Bush did agree to one presidential debate sponsored by the commission.

52.   Bush mentioned the issue in the second presidential debate.

53.   Bush campaign advisers say they have sensed greater opportunity in Illinois since the presidential debates.

54.   Bush, who was traveling to Boston to watch his brother in the presidential debates, issued a statement praising the decision.

55.   Bush has agreed to three presidential debates without specifying which ones.

56.   Bush preached the gospel of big tax cuts in all the presidential debates.

57.   Bush, remember, has gloated about the death penalty in more than just the presidential debates.

58.   But Clinton did not lay out the prospect for a prolonged U.S. presence in either presidential debate or in his remarks in Detroit.

59.   But a Gallup Poll study of past contests shows that most undecided voters wait until after the last presidential debate to decide how to cast their ballot.

60.   But as of Thursday, there was no guarantee that the Reform candidates would even be invited to participate in the presidential and vice presidential debates.