71.   The first important vote that day will probably be one on whether to kill an amendment that Lott introduced this week.

72.   The first primary votes will not be cast until February.

73.   The first vote by a congressman that matters every two years selects the House speaker.

74.   The first vote Wednesday will be on the false issue of whether to create a commission to study the problem.

75.   The first vote would be like a sense of the Senate resolution and would not involve punishment.

76.   The first votes on Democratic amendments are likely to occur Tuesday.

77.   The first test vote of the debate is expected on Tuesday when Lott will move to table, or kill, the McCain-Feingold overhaul legislation.

78.   The first vote -- on a measure to freeze virtually all new regulations through the end of the year -- is expected this week.

79.   The first vote brought a sigh of relief from McCain-Feingold backers.

80.   The first vote in the repeal effort is likely late this evening.