91.   Republicans kept the Senate in session all night talking about a procedural motion on campaign finance legislation.

92.   Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has been an ardent foe of the campaign finance legislation, said he wanted time to read the House bill.

93.   Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota renewed his vow to bottle up the measure until Republicans set a date for consideration of unrelated campaign finance legislation.

94.   Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott got Democrats to back off campaign finance legislation long enough today to confirm eight presidential nominees.

95.   Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the major Republican sponsor of campaign legislation, said that legislation might fail again in a normal year.

96.   Sen. McCain, the champion of campaign finance reform legislation being debated last week, was still recovering when he came to The Times for an interview on Friday.

97.   Shays dismissed warnings from House Speaker Dennis Hastert last week that passage of campaign finance legislation could cause the Republicans to lose control of the House.

98.   Shays and Meehan are co-sponsoring campaign finance legislation.

99.   Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the principal sponsor of major campaign finance reform legislation, acknowledged that special interest money influences policy-making in Congress.

100.   Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle promptly renewed his vow to bottle up the measure until Republicans provide a date certain for consideration of unrelated campaign finance legislation.