11.   Though Smith continued to air negative spots, his campaign toned down the harshness of its remaining ads, a move that opponents say was astute.

12.   In Nevada, Gore is airing a spot suggesting Bush would allow a nuclear dump to be built in the state.

13.   It also will air the spots in states where they should hold the edge and in others that lean Republican, where Gore hopes to compete.

14.   The Bush campaign, in sharp contrast to the RNC ad, is airing upbeat spots about education and making tough choices.

15.   Two foreigners of a popular late-night radio show have been suspended pending investigation into allegations that they aired spots offering child prostitutes, an official said Saturday.

16.   All spots were aired free on the public ORT or Russian Television channels.