21.   Clinton, for one, was accused of renting out the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House in return for large donations.

22.   D. Bruce La Pierre of St. Louis argued that the Missouri Legislature had failed to show that large donations corrupt candidates before passing the campaign-finance law.

23.   During the last decade, almost all of the private schools in and around the city received large donations that bolstered their endowments.

24.   Earlier this week, the Senate voted to abolish the large donations known as soft money from politics.

25.   Except for his advocacy of a ban on large unregulated donations to political parties, McCain used to be a fairly predictable conservative on most domestic issues.

26.   He believes that additional restrictions on large political donations are troubling.

27.   He has financed tuitions, made large donations to causes, and helped a host of poor and disadvantaged people with financial aid.

28.   He has also given large donations to causes like breast-cancer treatment and the San Francisco Symphony.

29.   If re-elected, he ought to set up a transparent inaugural committee that refuses large donations from parties doing business with the state.

30.   In addition, McCain and Gore support campaign finance reforms that would eliminate soft money, large donations to the parties that are largely unregulated by federal campaign laws.