Senator Pete V. Domenici, a third-term Republican, crushed State Senator Tom R. Benavides, a Democrat.

They zeroed in on Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, a third-term Republican.

Governor Pataki, a third-term Republican, has proposed establishing eight new gambling parlors with the slot machine-like devices, in addition to the eight parlors already approved for horse tracks.

Still, Governor Pataki, a third-term Republican, and the two senators, both Democrats, have not gone so far as to say that the plant should stay open.

In New York State, legislative leaders won a bitter fight over taxes with Mr. Pataki, a third-term Republican who swore that he would not raise income taxes.

Mr. Douglas, a third-term Republican, may not enjoy that video as much; he has said he will veto the measure.

At the week's end, Representative Peter T. King, a third-term Republican of Nassau, became the first lawmaker to call publicly for the Speaker to step down.

The 71st and current Speaker is Jase Bolger, a third-term Republican from Marshall.

Lawmakers and Mr. Pataki, a third-term Republican, took credit for ushering in several changes in how business here gets done.

People on both sides of the issue are eager to see whether Mr. Pataki, above, a third-term Republican who supports abortion rights, will sign the bill or veto it.