81.   Later, Blair was dispatched in advance of national political conventions to set up special bureaus for The Times.

82.   Levine said the city was willing to make such a huge commitment because of the millions of dollars a political convention could bring to the city.

83.   Like every political convention in recent memory, the Republican National Convention in San Diego attracted hundreds of activists.

84.   Like the recent Atlanta Olympics, the political conventions have evolved into marketing opportunities for businesses.

85.   Leaders said they hoped that the protests would be the largest mobilization of gay protesters at a political convention.

86.   Led by their viewers, many local news broadcasters have been switching off the national political conventions.

87.   Many Americans tend to focus on the election during the political conventions, the debates, and when a running mate is selected.

88.   Mason, a veteran entertainer, says he understands what has become of the political convention.

89.   McConnell warned that the ban on soft money could deprive parties of the money to run their national political conventions every four years.

90.   Maybe infomercial political conventions and sound-bite debates and slick TV ads are all the public really wants, lamented Jackie Patterson of Dayton.