1.   Gillespie even placed ads urging the steel investigation in newspapers of towns Bush visited to promote his energy plan, including Minneapolis and Lancaster, Pa.

2.   Beijing was outraged when Taiwanese Premier Lien Chan visited Ukraine last month, ostensibly to promote unofficial ties.

3.   Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian also will visit to promote a bilateral security dialogue.

4.   When President Bush visited South Dakota to promote his tax cut plan, Daschle fought back with television ads.

5.   When Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique visited Lima last year to promote his latest book, he found illegal copies circulating before he even finished his tour.