71.   Clinton repeated his calls for tighter campaign finance laws Tuesday.

72.   Coelho, the campaign chairman to Vice President Al Gore said in July that Gore too favored a change in the campaign finance law.

73.   Choate said that tightening campaign finance laws ought to be the first order of business for Clinton and the Congress.

74.   Congressional and federal investigators are examining whether Ms. Hsia arranged for temple donations to be funneled through the monks and nuns, a violation of campaign finance laws.

75.   Critics charge that such contributions allow political candidates to circumvent campaign finance laws.

76.   Critics have charged Cellucci skirted state campaign finance laws that require disclosure by raising the money.

77.   Critics say McConnell cared more about blocking changes in the campaign finance laws than about electing Republicans.

78.   Congressional Democrats, including Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, blame the GOP for sabotaging all attempts at reforming campaign finance laws.

79.   Congressional foes of overhauling campaign finance laws have relied heavily on the Supreme Court ruling in Buckley v. Valeo.

80.   DeLay and other opponents of revamping campaign finance law have argued for years that what is needed is more disclosure, not more limits on fund-raising.