61.   Soft money is used mostly for issue ads that do not explicitly say to vote for a candidate, but that often attack an opponent by name.

62.   Some legal experts think the restrictions on issue ads funded by unions and corporations close to an election is potentially unconstitutional.

63.   Some contenders, including billionaire Steve Forbes, a Republican, have broadcast issue ads in early primary states like New Hampshire.

64.   Such issue ads are supposed to be for generic party-building purposes, not for the election of a certain candidate.

65.   The agreement also requires each candidate to ask independent groups to refrain from broadcasting issue ads, and both Lazio and Clinton said they had done so.

66.   The auditors also said there was unlawful coordination between the two presidential candidates and their parties in designing the issue ads.

67.   The consulting team that created the issue ads also worked for the Clinton-Gore campaign.

68.   The content of issue ads that now run shortly before an election is, as a practical matter, indistinguishable from that of express advocacy ads.

69.   The DNC can buy issue ads but not ads for a specific candidate.

70.   The early use of issue ads were considered instrumental in establishing an early lead for the Democratic ticket.