1.   Buffett watchers mention several candidates for the operations job, with little conviction.

2.   It would put equally tight restrictions on contributions to independent groups when the money is used for campaign ads that mention a candidate.

3.   It would also restrict broadcast commercials by outside groups in the periods before elections and primaries if they mention federal candidates.

4.   McCain-Feingold would prohibit issue ads that mention a candidate for federal office just before an election.

5.   She did not mention specific candidates.

6.   Such information can be telling to voters and journalists, not to mention other candidates.

7.   The advertising campaign will be financed by the Republican National Committee, and the spots will not explicitly mention any candidate.

8.   The campaign finance laws, which were never rewritten, governed the party and did not mention the candidate.

9.   The lawyers on Thursday turned much of their fire on the effort to restrict broadcast commercials by outside groups in the periods before elections if they mention federal candidates.

10.   The presidential candidates were rarely mentioned in the Senate campaigns.