1.   But Dole and his staff know the age issue is no laughing matter.

2.   And yet, it is clear there is an age issue.

3.   As for the age issue, well, Victory Gallop has always had to deal with that.

4.   Both candidates face the age issue.

5.   But critics say the promise could backfire and focus even more attention on the age issue.

6.   Captivated by every Wimbledon sight around him Wednesday, Ivanisevic sealed a quarterfinal day when players who were once stamped as has-beens or lost causes junked the age issues.

7.   Democrats say the age issue for them is like the character issue that Dole has against Clinton.

8.   Denny also said that he expected a backlash from the voters on the age issue.

9.   Dole encountered the age issue almost from the very beginning of his weekend stops.