31.   A Gore associate was recently convicted of violating campaign laws in the scandal.

32.   A new campaign finance law is unlikely to bring either political Armageddon or salvation.

33.   A private, non-partisan group Friday accused the Democratic Party of undercutting the campaign finance law that the party had publicly championed.

34.   A similar view is evident in the text of the sweeping overhaul of the campaign finance law given final approval by the Senate last week.

35.   Advocates of changes in campaign finance law have long criticized these weekends as examples of how special interests get access to important lawmakers.

36.   Advocates for tougher campaign finance laws see an unparalleled purchaser of political power.

37.   Advocates of tougher campaign finance disclosure laws called the measure a cynical attempt to punch holes in a reform bill that took Congress seven years to pass.

38.   After a year of cynicism and naysaying in Washington, there is genuine momentum building in the House for reform of the campaign finance laws.

39.   After considerable prodding, Lewis said he would heavily tax Wall Street moguls to raise money for the underclass, reform campaign finance laws and socialize medicine.

40.   After the Federal Election Commission voted last week to shred the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, the cause of reform was looking tattered indeed.