1.   Syndicated columnist Robert Novak chatted loudly with an editor on his cellular telephone.

2.   Syndicated columnists are particularly susceptible to being conned by their important sources.

3.   Among those sponsoring the event are Common Cause, Public Campaign and the syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington.

4.   Another veteran foreign correspondent on the rostrum Tuesday was syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer, who has made many trips to Bosnia-Herzogovina.

5.   Bob Gilbert, a syndicated columnist whose writings are published in six newspapers in Tennessee, is scheduled to meet today with Southeastern Conference investigator Bill Sievers.

6.   Bombeck, a syndicated columnist and author of several books, died Monday at a San Francisco hospital from complications following a kidney transplant.

7.   A senior editor at Reason magazine and a syndicated columnist, Sullum is meticulously logical, and his conclusions are implicit in everything he argues.

8.   According to the syndicated columnist, whose real name is Judith Martin, civility is eroding in our society at an alarming rate.

9.   Buchanan announced last week his intention to run, giving up his jobs as a syndicated columnist and host of a cable TV news commentary show.

10.   Chavez is a veteran syndicated columnist, so her views are on the record for all to see.