1.   And, like Truman, Clinton energized his party with a bold speech and astonished his critics in the face of predictions that his political demise was near.

2.   After all, he has repeatedly confounded prophets who predicted his imminent political demise.

3.   But this continued lying will expose his false contrition, erode popular support and hasten his political demise.

4.   Clinton also suggested, ever so elliptically, that reports of his political demise were greatly exaggerated.

5.   Gephardt could have crowed about the political demise of the second GOP speaker in two months, ironically brought down just like Clinton by illicit sex.

6.   He also suggested that reports of his political demise were greatly exaggerated.

7.   His political demise proved no less sensational.

8.   His political demise would be widely and enthusiastically welcomed.

9.   His political demise cannot have been unrelated to his bitter, long-running rivalry with President Jiang Zemin.

10.   In the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian officials gloated over the political demise of a leader whom they considered hostile and intransigent.