71.   By settling the matter before the national convention starts Monday, Dole could claim victory in avoiding TV images of bitterness and divisiveness in the party next week.

72.   By the time Forbes and Bush took their turns to speak, the atmosphere was similar to that of the old-time floor demonstrations at national conventions.

73.   Chicago has been host to more national conventions of the major political parties than any other city.

74.   Candidates usually are not able to muster such impressive levels of support until after they rally the faithful at their national conventions.

75.   Clinton resumes his personal efforts on Thursday with speeches to the NAACP national convention in Pittsburgh and the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.

76.   Clinton will pitch in personally Thursday, with planned addresses to the NAACP national convention in Pittsburgh and the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.

77.   Commission officials said they had not finished a comparable audit of spending by the Democratic Party at its national convention last year in Chicago.

78.   Clayson capped her week in Philadelphia with a montage of images from her first-ever national political convention.

79.   Clinton and his staff members even danced the macarena in the aisles, the line dance the Democrats made the hallmark of their national convention.

80.   Clinton will launch his effort Friday at a national convention of newspaper editors in Dallas.