But the case was eventually dropped for lack of evidence, he said, weeks after the national spotlight had shifted from Philadelphia.

Later, the spotlight shifts to emergency planners, aid workers and victims.

The spotlight will now shift away from the President's enemies to the President himself.

The spotlight shifted elsewhere as other environmental issues like toxic waste took center stage.

But lately, the spotlight has shifted one box lower on the organization chart.

"I don't view it that the spotlight has shifted," Hatchette said.

The spotlight has shifted from recognized hockey nations to the fringes of the field.

The spotlight shifted when the gallery closed in the mid-80's.

"If the spotlight shifts away from the issues to personalities," he said, "Democrats will lose regardless of who the candidate is."

That is why the spotlight, in relation to these countries, has shifted to global challenges.