21.   A campaign spokesman said the senator was unavailable for further comment.

22.   A campaign spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said to do so would be premature until all Medicare fraud has been eradicated.

23.   A campaign spokesman, Dan Bartlett, said Bush and Lay have been close friends for many years.

24.   A campaign spokesman, Jim Lanard, said Florio was commiserating with friends and mulling his future.

25.   A Gore campaign spokesman said the remarks were not intended for contrast with any other candidate for president.

26.   A Gore campaign spokesman, Doug Hattaway, said the protesters were independent of the campaign and the party.

27.   A Lazio campaign spokesman, Dan McLagan, is another former McCain campaign aide.

28.   Brown campaign spokesman P.J. Johnston said interviews with supporters who did not vote in November revealed that they did not think Brown needed their help.

29.   Bush campaign spokesman Ray Sullivan said the GOP nominee had no choice but to ask for cash.

30.   Bush campaign spokesman Scott McClellan, said voters should hold their local school boards accountable if they are unhappy about tax-rate increases.