71.   The issue ads raise another problem, which will almost certainly be decided by the Supreme Court.

72.   The issue ads were thinly veiled Clinton-Gore spots that critics said violated a federal law prohibiting party-financed advertisements that advocate election of a specific candidate.

73.   The McCain-Feingold bill also would control issue ads.

74.   The issue ads were considered so important by the White House during the election that Clinton and his aides spent many hours discussing how they should be worded.

75.   The money spent on issue ads by the political parties also produced mixed results.

76.   The organization had sought to buy national commercial time during the episode from ABC, he added, but was turned down under a policy against issue ads.

77.   The organization is so concerned that it not be perceived as exploiting election laws that it periodically issues staff memorandums on what constitutes a legitimate issue ad.

78.   The measure would ban donations of unregulated soft money and would limit attack advertisements masquerading as issues ads.

79.   The political parties are permitted to run issue ads, which advocate positions but do not explicitly endorse a candidate, and not have them count against the limit.

80.   The same consultants who worked for the Clinton and Dole campaigns created these party issue ads.