11.   To argue, as some senators have, that Congress must compensate for outlawing soft money by tripling the individual ceiling on hard money gifts misses the point.

12.   After years of lobbying by the United States, the Dominican Republic outlawed money laundering late last year.

13.   The McCain-Feingold bill would outlaw soft money raised by parties.

14.   Taiwan has passed legislation outlawing money laundering, requiring financial institutions to check the identity of suspect depositors before transactions go ahead, officials said Friday.