1.   Although lawyers for the Campaign for Fiscal Equity joined Levy in praising the proposal, they wondered how far it would go in responding to their demands.

2.   Before leaving office, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani wrote a letter to Clinton praising the proposal to allow second advance refundings.

3.   But a government watchdog group praised the proposal.

4.   Councilman Tom LaBonge, who worked for the DWP before his election, praised the proposal.

5.   He also praised the proposal in an interview with CBS.

6.   Immigrant advocates like Sandra Sanchez, director of the immigrant rights project of the American Friends Service Committee in Des Moines, praise the proposal.

7.   In return, GOP leaders asked teaching hospital officials to praise their proposal.

8.   President Bush responded quickly to the Democratic overture, praising the proposal that was also backed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., his recent opponent.

9.   Republican legislative leaders praised the proposal and pledged to work closely with the governor to keep costs and spending down.

10.   That proposal was praised by Republicans on the Budget committee.