41.   Gore, they say, has supported campaign reform legislation since his earliest days in Congress.

42.   He continues to champion campaign finance reform legislation that has been treated as anathema by Republican Senate leaders.

43.   He said Democrats will disrupt House action on a daily basis if they do not have an opportunity to debate and vote on campaign finance legislation.

44.   He was introduced by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., another decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and a McCain ally on campaign finance reform legislation.

45.   He will almost certainly have to sign the McCain-Feingold campaign legislation if it reaches his desk.

46.   Honda was vague about his views on campaign finance legislation.

47.   House Minority Whip David Bonior rallies his Democratic colleagues during a morning whip meeting in the Capitol on the campaign finance reform legislation, Thursday.

48.   House leaders had yet to decide, he said, whether to bring any campaign overhaul legislation to the floor this session.

49.   If either Snowe or Jeffords had agreed to vote against the amendment, Lott would have lost his strongest weapon to sidetrack the campaign finance legislation.

50.   If they get them, long debate over campaign finance legislation is over.