1.   The hotel is owned by well-known Democratic activist Joe Cesare.

2.   The Martins, longtime Democratic activists, said Thurman arranged for them to give the tape to McDermott.

3.   And it is not unusual for Democratic activists to find Clinton on the telephone when they face illness in the family or other milestones.

4.   A suit filed by a Democratic activist seeks to have the ballots thrown out, alleging Republican Party workers tampered with absentee ballot applications.

5.   A small army of union volunteers and Democratic activists from outside the area are working phone banks and ringing doorbells to get out the vote.

6.   But in the meantime, longtime friendly Democratic activists and foreign policy buffs are lobbying to get him the job.

7.   But several other Democratic activists, including one with particularly close Basha ties, say the endorsement rumor is true.

8.   But the Slovak experience may also energize democratic activists in Croatia and Serbia, giving a shot of confidence to a fragmented and demoralized opposition.

9.   But when the two Democratic activists from Orange County, Calif., heard about the first-ever Asian Pacific American Inaugural Ball, they changed their minds.

10.   Cox questioned whether the United States should trust China, considering that it signed onto a human rights covenant, but continued to crack down on democratic activists.