61.   Makinen, a former four-time world champion, quit the race Friday when snow blocked his radiator and overheated.

62.   Meanwhile, pro-Communist candidate Aman Tuleyev confirmed Wednesday that he is quitting the race as long planned and throwing his support to Zyuganov.

63.   Morton Blackwell, the GOP national committeeman from Virginia, had previously supported Steve Forbes, who had quit the race.

64.   Quit the race in October, citing Bush fund-raising prowess.

65.   She had pursued the nomination herself until October, when she quit the race citing a lack of money.

66.   Sen. John McCain on Thursday denied fueling rumors that Elizabeth Dole, a rival for the Republican presidential nomination, is quitting the race.

67.   Sri Lanka competed with South Korea for a seat in the U.N. Security Council last year, but quit the race in the last minute.

68.   That was the choice for South Carolina Democrats meeting in presidential caucuses just hours after Bill Bradley quit the race.

69.   The candidate who openly talked of quitting the race if things went sour in Iowa was Gramm.

70.   The congressman fired his campaign machinery up again on Friday, immediately after Giuliani quit the race.