51.   The White House special counsel, Lanny Davis, said the administration was still cooperating with Senate and House panels investigating campaign finance abuses.

52.   They accused their Republican colleagues of trying to bring down the president, while diverting attention from allegations of GOP congressional campaign finance abuses.

53.   Thompson has been talking a lot since then, as head of the Senate investigation into campaign finance abuses.

54.   U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., used his first opportunity to question a witness at Senate hearings on campaign finance abuses to call for reform.

55.   When he was questioned last April by the special counsel investigating campaign finance abuses, Gore again insisted the temple event was not a fund-raiser.

56.   White House aides have argued that Republican efforts to broaden the inquiry into possible campaign finance abuses and other matters will make it appear scatter-shot and partisan.

57.   This issue goes far beyond party politics, campaign finance abuses and alleged sexual indiscretion at the White House.

58.   Under the plea bargain, Riady agreed to cooperate with prosecutors investigating alleged campaign finance abuses.

59.   But Representative Dan Burton who is heading a House probe into campaign finance abuse allegations met with FBI director Louis Freeh Wednesday to discuss this latest episode.