1.  Florida was a key state in his campaign for re-election.

2.  BILL Clinton swept to the US presidency with a landslide Democrat victory over George Bush in key states early this morning.

3.  Also, new polls in key states shows a shift to Gore.

4.  American energy companies, attentive to discoveries of enormous reserves of oil and natural gas, take an interest in what happens in that key North African state.

5.  Among themselves, some Republicans are grousing about Florida and the money and time being spent here instead of other key states.

6.  And Dole will continue to push his message of inclusion in hopes of neutralizing the support that President Clinton might otherwise enjoy in a few key states.

7.  And in recent years it has lost crucial races for local offices in the capital and in key states such as Nuevo Leon and Baja California North.

8.  And Bush is still expected to do well in the gathering of delegates in California and key Southern states such as Georgia, Missouri, and Maryland.

9.  And that only helps Al Gore in a key state.

10.  Another rule is to add someone who might bring in additional votes in key states such as the Midwest, the South or California, Teeter said.