21.  On the political front, Gingrich suffered the embarrassment of backing a candidate in a southwest Georgia congressional primary, only to see him lose.

22.  On the political front, Hoffa is charting a different course from Carey.

23.  On the political front, the Clinton administration officially took a neutral position.

24.  On the political front, the first GOP challenger to Condit has emerged.

25.  On the political front, the record looks equally equivocal.

26.  On the political front, Washington is moving haltingly toward a balanced-budget agreement.

27.  On the political front, Fernandez has brought himself within striking distance of the presidency by simply giving voice to the political frustrations of common Mexicans.

28.  On the political front, Fisher said the United Nations and the new government needed to act quickly to create some form of safe corridors inside Rwanda.

29.  On the political front, he criticized the Russian prosecution of the war in Chechnya.