81.   Bush, who made comments over the weekend, made no public appearances at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.

82.   But ... he managed six points and three rebounds in that brief initial appearance at the end of an already-assured victory.

83.   But Americans have yet to make an official appearance at the US Embassy.

84.   But all indications are that he will bow out Thursday, at an appearance at his alma mater, Muskingum College in Ohio.

85.   Bush left the Portland rally Tuesday night and headed for an appearance at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Wash.

86.   Bush used the opportunity to try again to distance himself from criticism of his appearance at Bob Jones University.

87.   But Giuliani, in an appearance at City Hall that followed a morning flurry of snippy written exchanges between the two campaigns, was not.

88.   But his surprise appearance at a big mid-August rally he had said he would skip drew loud boos.

89.   But her appearances at the World Trade Center site and her pleas for more federal money for New York have silenced many doubters.

90.   But few will forget her annual appearance at the North Shore Arts Association in Gloucester last month.