31.   The plan also would regulate issue advertising by independent groups and require stricter disclosure of campaign contributions.

32.   The opponents of the law see the ban on issue advertising as unquestionably unconstitutional.

33.   The Republican congressional leadership, meanwhile, is also helping to raise millions of dollars for issue advertising to counter the union effort.

34.   This year, for the first time, the parties are spending more on television issue advertising than the presidential candidates themselves.

35.   We take a look at which races are attracting the most independent issue advertising and what that may say about the Democrats chances of re-taking the House.

36.   Another target is a McCain-Feingold provision that would in effect block unions and corporations from running issue advertising.

37.   The new religious group, the Progressive Religious Partnership, will not be set up initially to join the political wars with lobbying and issue advertising.