81.   In their first debate in New Hampshire, the Republican candidates basically ignored the Simpson verdict and the march.

82.   It was a far cry from the first debate, when Clinton stammered through a question about the Monica Lewinsky affair and then Lazio piled on additional criticism.

83.   It was this series that generated the first real debate about whether television inherently trivialized genocide.

84.   It will be a powerful prelude to the crucial event of the fall presidential campaign, the first debate with Dole on Sunday in Hartford, Conn.

85.   Jones would like the first debate to focus on taxes and the economy.

86.   Just two weeks before the first presidential debate in Boston, the intensifying tug-of-war between the campaigns looks more and more like a rehearsal for what lies ahead.

87.   John Hoffman, a technology support manager from McDonough, Ga., liked the way Gore handled himself during the first debate.

88.   Kwasniewski said Tuesday he had deliberately arrived late in the television studio in order to unsettle Walesa, who was waiting by himself before the first debate.

89.   Last week the Security Council held its first open debate on better protection for refugees and relief workers.

90.   Like most people who watched the first presidential debate, I tuned in to see if I could pick the winner.