51.   So they want continued access to large PAC donations.

52.   Some Republicans, including Rep. Christopher Shays of Connecticut, have co-sponsored bills with Democrats that would ban large unregulated donations to political parties, known as soft money.

53.   Stevens said that if large donations did not necessarily buy results, they were likely to buy access to a politician, which he said could border on corruption.

54.   Telemarketers read from scripts, often asking first for large donations, but dropping the amount incrementally as they try to come away with something, Schaffer said.

55.   That effort includes not only supporting candidates, but funding public policy groups and giving large donations to universities.

56.   That infuriates members of Congress who receive large donations to their campaign war chests from timber and related industries.

57.   The business interests and their defense lawyers fought fire with fire, making large donations of their own to defense-oriented, mostly Republican judicial candidates.

58.   The city has never had to ask for large donations for the Arts Council.

59.   The contributions from both trade groups do not reflect other large donations from individuals and businesses, officials associated with the groups said.

60.   The corporate structure he chose for this advocacy group allowed him to legally skirt individual contribution limits and accept large undisclosed donations.