1.   Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.

2.   On a more positive note, he might help the Republican challenger to pose as a mould-breaker in New York politics.

3.   And a Republican challenger, Mark Nielsen, was unable to unseat Rep. John Maloney, a Democrat.

4.   And Clinton can steal these same potent campaign issues from Republican challenger Bob Dole, who left the Senate before these bills passed.

5.   And many observers were left with the impression that the American vice-president profited less from his meeting with Fox than his Republican challenger did.

6.   And in Texas, Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Texas, fought off a tough challenge by Republican challenger Rudy Izzard in his conservative central Texas district.

7.   And Rep. Jolene Unsoeld stayed in southwest Washington, where polls show her trailing Republican challenger Linda Smith.

8.   And the latest polls show the governor still locked in a dead heat with his Republican challenger, Ellen Sauerbrey.

9.   Another Democrat, Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, easily defeated his long-shot Republican challenger, Stan Klos.

10.   As a result, the district could go Republican, especially if Bentsen faces a moderate Republican challenger in the runoff.