1.   Among the most popular items were books by convention speakers, T-shirts and boxed cards, said David Pigg, store manager.

2.   Barbour said no decision has been made about convention speakers.

3.   Bush dismissed Democratic criticism that he and other convention speakers had masqueraded as moderates for national television to hide a conservative record that is out of the mainstream.

4.   But most modern convention speakers are lucky to win polite applause.

5.   Convention speakers planned to hit that theme again and again last night.

6.   Convention keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm said the goal of Texas Republicans this year is to sweep all statewide offices.

7.   Countless convention speakers have learned the hard way that capturing and keeping the attention of thousands of distracted delegates is no small feat.

8.   Convention speakers throughout the night asked for prayers and extended best wishes to Ford and his wife, Betty.

9.   Dole also had lunch with the convention keynote speaker, Rep. Susan Molinari of New York, at an upscale Italian restaurant.

10.   Each night Ms. Soren totes up how often the convention speakers have mentioned those issues.