61.   Instead, the RNC this week launched a negative personal ad against Gore, opening Bush up to further criticism that he is running on personality rather than policy.

62.   In Wisconsin, for example, McConnell spent money for negative ads on flag-burning and abortion against Feingold.

63.   Is this what Sen. Kerry has in mind when he likens negative ads to pornography?

64.   It was formed by a messy political fight complete with negative ads between Clinton and his detractors.

65.   Kent spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in negative ads against former Gov. Buddy Roemer, who made cleaning up the environment a priority.

66.   Later in the day, he said that Bush had reneged on their handshake agreement not to run negative ads.

67.   Maybe they are disillusioned by the endless political campaigns, the negative ads, the dummies who parade across the TV screen every night.

68.   McCain, even though he has sworn off negative ads on television, sharpened his own attack on Bush.

69.   McCain withdrew an ad comparing Bush to Clinton during the South Carolina primary after receiving much criticism and vowed to stop running negative ads.

70.   Meanwhile, the squabble between Dole and Forbes, which has been played out in countless negative ads on TV over the past month, intensified Sunday.