11.   Federal investigators are trying to determine whether Huang helped funnel illegal foreign donations to the Democratic Party and members of Congress.

12.   Foreign donations to US political campaigns are illegal.

13.   Foreign donations will be channeled through the Ministry of Religious Affairs, according to the government official.

14.   Foreign donations to non-profit groups such as the NPF are legal, but such contributions to political parties are not.

15.   He is being investigated over whether he helped funnel illegal foreign donations to the Democratic Party and members of Congress.

16.   However, Dole has not shown much hesitancy to accept foreign donations himself.

17.   Initially, the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, which is conducting a parallel investigation of campaign finance practices, had planned to emphasize illegal foreign donations.

18.   Justice Department officials said on Tuesday that an FBI press release contradicting statements by President Clinton about possible illegal foreign donations was intemperate and possibly misleading.

19.   Last week, there were reports that Chung told investigators that Democratic Party officials asked him to solicit illegal foreign donations.

20.   Last week PRI lawmakers approved a bill in a committee of the Chamber of Deputies that would ban foreign donations to Mexican election observer groups.