51.   Earlier today, Opposition Leader John Howard said the coalition government of Liberal and National parties would make public the forward estimates for the national budget in coming years.

52.   Even Democrats, who spoke on condition that their names not be used, said that they feared the cocktail party would make voters more cynical about politics.

53.   Even so, both the Democratic and Republican parties routinely make the distinction.

54.   Even so, Hilley said, both parties are making a balanced budget agreement a top priority.

55.   First, it is an election year, and each party will make budget proposals to give itself an advantage in November.

56.   Given the choice between writing the black vote off or trying to win it, the party made the right decision.

57.   He is not convinced either party is making new inroads with Latinos, who historically vote at half the rate of other groups.

58.   He said that the parties made significant progress on the core issues.

59.   How far the new model Labor party made more than a cosmetic difference to the outcome of the election is doubted by some Israeli analysts.

60.   In any event, language in other FEC Advisory Opinions suggests the opposite, namely that sometimes, in fact, parties do make independent expenditures.