1.   Freezing minority voters into permanent isolated camps accelerates the political polarization that now divides the country.

2.   Although the U.S. Justice Department has approved the plan, lawyers for Democrats and minorities are expected to claim it dilutes the impact of minority voters.

3.   And minority voters flocked to the polls.

4.   As a result, the record of this white lawmaker carries particular weight with minority voters here, political analysts say.

5.   As many as one-third of minority voters may be among the undecided voters, however, and they traditionally vote strongly for Democratic candidates.

6.   At the news conference, he watched as Sharpton and Flake praised his efforts to reach out to minority voters and criticized those of his opponent.

7.   A majority said the Justice Department can produce evidence that a voting plan discriminates against minority voters as part of a preclearance challenge.

8.   A Zogby International poll earlier this month showed Bush with a slim lead nationally, but with Gore doing well with minority voters and independents.

9.   Activists like Gloria Nieto, the first Latina lesbian to speak at the Democratic National Convention, said Gore also earned strong loyalty from minority voters.

10.   After barely winning Florida and losing the national vote, Republican Party leaders said Friday that they must begin to aggressively court minority voters.