1.   And Gov. Jim Ferguson, for all his digressions, championed legislation protecting homes from foreclosure and modest homesteads from state taxes.

2.   As a young Democratic lawmaker, he earned the enmity of conservatives by championing pro-union legislation.

3.   Cohen, as a senator, championed the legislation that set up the Special Operations Command a decade ago.

4.   For the past three years, the Public Health Department has championed legislation to cancel the test.

5.   He also championed legislation to increase restrictions on lobbying and gifts to lawmakers.

6.   Hyde and House Republicans are also championing new legislation geared toward outlawing the sale of explicitly violent or sexual material to juveniles.

7.   Lobbyists who champion the legislation agreed.

8.   She championed legislation to toughen enforcement of child support payments and stiffen penalties for drunken-driving offenses.

9.   He championed legislation that authorized Japan to send its military on logistical and other non-combat missions in support of the war in Afghanistan.

10.   It also marks a political victory for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who championed the legislation as a way for Japan to make a meaningful contribution to the fight.