71.   Bush, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, made the DNA remark during a teleconference from Austin with a Catholic journalists organization meeting in Baltimore.

72.   Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, also called for a new effort to pass legislation giving the president line-item veto power.

73.   Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, declined invitations to appear at the convention either in person or on video, said AARP Executive Director Horace Deets.

74.   Bush, the probable Republican presidential nominee, discussed his vision for Social Security with a gathering of senior citizens in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

75.   Bush received a surprisingly warm welcome on Monday, noting wryly that his predecessors as Republican presidential nominees had not always been eager to appear before the NAACP.

76.   Bush won a standing ovation from supporters as he arrived at the convention where the party will anoint his son its presidential nominee.

77.   Bush, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, echoed that view.

78.   Bush, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, quickly got into the irreverent spirit of talk radio, mocking his Democratic opponent in his brief appearance in the city.

79.   Bush, the Republican presidential nominee, frequently cites a steady rise in TAAS reading and math scores as proof of his strong record on education in the state.

80.   Bush managers said Thursday that they are ready for three Bush-Gore faceoffs and a pair of encounters between vice presidential nominees Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman.