1.   Ben Nelson, the governor of Nebraska, might want to beware of a potential challenger in his next election.

2.   Big Republican gains would undercut Paxon or any other potential challenger.

3.   A few years back, the Geos operating system was briefly hailed as a potential challenger to Windows.

4.   A potential challenger, Rep. Howard McKeon of California, bowed out and endorsed Armey Tuesday.

5.   But some analysts and potential challengers are convinced that this is a risky move, that Clinton will further erode the authority of his office.

6.   But tagging Whitman as a Gingrich clone would be difficult for potential Democratic challengers.

7.   Consultants agreed Pataki was wise not to attack his other potential Democratic challenger, Comptroller H. Carl McCall, who is black.

8.   Early money can intimidate potential challengers.

9.   Faced with this invasion of capital and expertise and an overwhelming urge to crush potential challengers, he said, the local brewery simply died.

10.   Gephardt and many of the other potential Democratic challengers voted against the welfare overhaul bill that Clinton recently signed into law.