1.   Republican conference meetings, the closed-doors strategy sessions, have often resembled revival meetings, said Rep.

2.   And Mayor Harold Washington held legendary strategy sessions over the baby back ribs and black-eyed peas.

3.   Blumenthal said that many questions centered on the twice-daily strategy sessions that some senior White House aides and lawyers have held for the last five months.

4.   Both teams held marathon strategy sessions in October.

5.   Cocking held strategy sessions with Economopoulos to help the comic get down to the scary business of coming up with a battle plan on paper.

6.   For nearly a year, a group of black business leaders has also been holding strategy sessions.

7.   Former President Clinton regularly attended Democratic strategy sessions, where party leaders crafted plans for outflanking Republicans in Congress.

8.   From August until V-Day, they have weekly six-hour strategy sessions.

9.   Gary Namie conducts strategy sessions with bullying victims and their spouses, helping them come up with ways to defuse the abusive behavior and keep their careers going.

10.   Government employees, the letter said, are reportedly using taxpayer dollars for activities like opposition research, political strategy sessions, campaign briefings and rapid-response efforts.