71.   By most estimates, he and his Democratic opponent, state Rep. Mark Udall, are in a dead heat.

72.   Call the stories a dead heat.

73.   Clinton and Giuliani remain in a statistical dead heat among registered voters, according to the survey.

74.   CTS was in a dead heat with Redwood City rival Heartport to get its heart surgery technology into the operating room.

75.   Currently, Staples, Office Depot and OfficeMax are in a dead heat in terms of the number of office-supply superstores they operate.

76.   Democrats and Republicans finished nearly in a dead heat, with Republicans winning by a nose.

77.   Despite polls suggesting that the race was a dead heat as it entered the final days, Bush appeared to be winning convincingly.

78.   Democratic polls taken this week show the race to be a dead heat.

79.   Drama was about a dead heat.

80.   Early returns showed those in a virtual dead heat.