71.  As mayor, his influence extended beyond the politics of his home state.

72.  For a year, he had accepted the burden of responsibility for the Lions' one-sided loss last year at Columbus, in his home state.

73.  Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat who retired this year, said he could understand Torricelli's instinct to support the governor from his home state.

74.  Forty years ago, Estes Kefauver, the Democratic senator from Gore's home state of Tennessee, held hearings into the pricing practices of drug companies.

75.  Four years ago President Clinton wrote off Texas, conceding the state to then-President George Bush, who claimed Texas as his home state.

76.  For example, members use their operational allowances pay for travel between Washington, D.C., and their home states.

77.  Fox immediately visited Madrazo's home state of Tabasco after the election, seeking support from those disgruntled voters.

78.  Fox's candidate also swept the governor's race in his home state of Guanajuato by 59 percent to the PRI's 31 percent, Bravo Mena said.

79.  For years he targeted liberal Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D), who represented his home state of Ohio, for defeat, according to Mother Jones.

80.  Forbes, the wealthy magazine publisher, plans to announce his support Tuesday night at an appearance with Bush in Manville, N.J., Forbes' home state.