1.   After high school, Houston was as far as her bus ticket took her.

2.   But the ticket still takes a bite out of her salary.

3.   Gore says the Bush ticket will take the country back to failed policies of the Republican past.

4.   Plane tickets would take half the cash, we figured, so we hit the airline Web sites, looking for last-minute specials.

5.   Some question how to ensure that those receiving tickets are actually taking the Internet classes.

6.   That information, suggesting that the economy was deteriorating, was consistent with other soundings the Republican ticket had been taking for months.

7.   The tickets also take at least two days to be issued and shipped, making them impractical for many business travelers.

8.   Three cellos, deemed too large to qualify as luggage, will need passenger tickets to take the train to New York.