101.   The campaign is a brainchild of close political associates of Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash.

102.   The answer, say close associates of Speaker Newt Gingrich, is both.

103.   The course is sponsored by the Progress and Freedom Foundation, a conservative research organization started by close associates of Gingrich.

104.   The fund raising was largely headed by Peter Knight, former chairman of the Clinton-Gore re-election committee and a close Gore associate.

105.   The leading candidate is thought to be Rep. Bill Richardson, D-NM, a close associate of the president.

106.   The meetings, which took place on Saturday and Sunday, were described by close Clinton associates as informal and involving only some aides.

107.   The judge is also a close associate of several prominent county officials.

108.   The mayor no longer seems to have any close associates capable of warning him when he goes too far.

109.   The meetings, which took place Saturday and Sunday, were described by close Clinton associates as informal and involving only some of his aides.

110.   The official, Pavel Borodin, is a close associate of both President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin.