11.   An aide to the House Republican leadership said the national committee advertisements promoting Bush were not coordinated with congressional leaders.

12.   And before the day ended, the national congressional committees of the two parties had already issued statements pummeling each other.

13.   Another four million tickets have been set aside for international sales, Olympic sponsors, national organizing committees, politicians and dignitaries.

14.   And while each state has three votes on the national committee, and two on the rules committee, the bigger states have more votes in the convention.

15.   As for Jenkins, he is being shored up by congressional Republicans and the national committee.

16.   Ashley would play Gammage, the coy national committee chairwoman.

17.   BAN ON BIG PARTY GIFTS National party committees could no longer accept contributions bigger than federal limits or contributions from corporate or union treasuries.

18.   Because most bid committees have disbanded, the IOC sent letters of inquiry to national Olympic committees.

19.   Brady said the agency had taken important steps to improve oversight of land exchanges, including the establishment of a national committee that reviews exchanges.

20.   A large share of worldwide Olympic revenues also goes to international sports federations and national Olympic committees.