41.   Could it be that on steps to clean up the election and campaign system, Republicans and Democrats really are capable of working together for the common good?

42.   Critics of the existing campaign finance system see the vote as an essential next step in a continuing battle.

43.   Daschle said he expects Republicans to deliver on their pledge of fairness by backing Democratic calls for legislation to curb abuses of the campaign finance system.

44.   Democrats are pushing their own agenda including an increase in the minimum wage, an array of education programs and an overhaul of the campaign finance system.

45.   Democrats, meanwhile, portrayed the campaign finance system as out of control with both parties trying to skirt the rules because of pressure to raise money.

46.   Despite a few weak promises, legislators concluded their business in Albany this summer without making a single improvement in the worst state campaign finance system in the country.

47.   Despite legal measures to clean up the campaign finance system, experts say the new rules have had little impact.

48.   During his campaign, McCain has criticized the campaign finance system, saying that it leaves influential lawmakers like himself beholden to business interests that provide the funds.

49.   Election law specialists said Friday the law permitting the use of so-called soft money represents a huge gray area in the campaign finance system that both parties exploit.

50.   Enron deftly used the campaign finance system to its advantage long before the story of its collapse made its political contributions so well known.