41.   Exit polls suggested that a voter backlash against negative ads may have hurt Dole, who ran attack ads against Buchanan and Alexander until the eve of the election.

42.   Experts think the attack ads cancel themselves out, and voters will simply choose the more appealing personality.

43.   Florida GOP Chairman Tom Slade acknowledged that Dole is trailing in polls in the state because of the union and Democratic attack ads that target senior citizens.

44.   Fong, however, has avoided attack ads and has promoted a moderate image.

45.   For Bush, linking McCain to the attack ads was a way to paint the Arizona senator as something other than a reformer.

46.   For McCain, complaining about the ads was a way to attack Bush without violating his vow to drop attack ads.

47.   Frontrunner Francisco Labastida and rival Roberto Madrazo both aired television attack ads accusing each other of being dupes of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gotari.

48.   Gingrich said he is urging Republicans to coordinate with the Dole campaign on a new attack ad.

49.   Hayworth also has launched a series of attack ads targeting Owens, adding to the acrimonious tone of debate.

50.   He has taken dead aim at Dole with slashing TV attack ads.