1.   And two-term Republican Rep. Bill Zeliff, also easily beat his challenger, Bill Verge.

2.   John Edwards posted a strong showing in the primary, beating two challengers without a runoff.

3.   The difficulties surfaced early with Whitaker landing his right jab consistently, beating his challenger to the punch early and causing him to hesitate.

4.   President Clinton was predicted to win a second term in the U.S. presidential election, beating Republican challenger Bob Dole.

5.   A half-dozen other polls last week had similar results, and also showed Chirac handily beating any challenger in the second round.

6.   Jim Courier also struggled to beat his challenger.

7.   James Maloney wins third term, beating GOP challenger Mark Nielsen for second time in hotly contested House race.

8.   Last month, Karpov retained the World Chess Federation champion title by beating challenger Gata Kamsky in Elista, capital of the southern Russian republic of Kalmykia.

9.   Karpov retained his disputed world title by beating challenger Gata Kamsky in the federation championship match that ended in July.

10.   Karpov retained his disputed world title by beating challenger Gata Kamsky in the federation championship match that ended Thursday in Elista in southern Russia.