1.   And in mock debates last week, Cheney had been forced to defend his voting record in Congress.

2.   Bush has been practicing for a showdown with Gore since May, and has twice flown Gregg to his ranch in Crawford, Texas to stage mock debates.

3.   Bush is also planning to hold another mock debate this weekend with Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, playing the part of Gore.

4.   Cheney took part in a mock debate Saturday in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where the Cheneys have a home, and another in Washington on Wednesday.

5.   Clinton told reporters he had done better in his second night of mock debate against George Mitchell, the former senator from Maine who is standing in for Dole.

6.   Clinton wrapped up mock debates with retired Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, standing in for Dole in Albuquerque, N.M.

7.   Clinton will conduct two mock debates per day for three days at Chautauqua followed by review sessions, the aides said.

8.   Clinton will spend the next three days studying briefing books and practicing in mock debates, with former Sen. George Mitchell of Maine playing the role of Dole.

9.   Dole did his first dry run Tuesday, in a mock debate with Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a former actor, standing in for Clinton.

10.   During the primaries, for example, he did not bother with a single mock debate.