1.   Luis Moreno Ocampo, regional president of Transparency International, a leading anticorruption crusader, remains optimistic.

2.   Sarah Brady, a leading crusader against guns, found common ground with Robert Ricker, a lobbyist for gun makers.

3.   Also Monday, a leading anti-drug crusader urged the Philippine Congress to quickly approve nine anti-drug measures.

4.   In a related development, a leading Philippine anti-drug crusader urged the Philippine Congress to quickly approve nine anti-drug measures.