51.   Bush, during the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina, said the Confederate flag was a matter for South Carolinians alone to decide.

52.   Buchanan was also the only presidential candidate to endorse Foster in the Republican primary last year.

53.   But as he prepares for the Republican presidential primary, Dole has been stressing themes like the need for a balanced budget and less government.

54.   Buckley said Dole had fallen victim to a barrage of negative advertisements beginning in the Republican primaries.

55.   But anyone who is registered can vote in the Republican primary, and McCain has surged in public opinion polls on the support of Democrats and independents.

56.   Bush was campaigning in Michigan, where he lost the Republican primary to John McCain in February.

57.   Bush, who defeated McCain in the Republican presidential primaries, also opposes key aspects of the bill.

58.   But as they compete for the votes of conservatives who dominate the Republican primaries, they are trying to sound equally right of center.

59.   But before he faces Hinchey, he will have to win a Republican primary against at least one other candidate.

60.   But in ten days, for the first time in his life, Tenenbaum will cast a vote in a Republican presidential primary here.