1.   If the bill fails, it would be the fifth defeat in a Decade for campaign finance reform legislation.

2.   Among his last votes was opposition to an effort to cut off debate on campaign finance legislation last week.

3.   And he asserted that passing campaign finance reform legislation would be a form of environmental protection, because it would reduce the influence of big corporate polluters.

4.   And all think the candidates have been silent on the subject of campaign finance reform legislation, a noteworthy misperception among otherwise well-informed voters.

5.   And with growing support among Republicans for new campaign finance legislation, McCain will have more influence with which to throw up a roadblock if Bush does not cooperate.

6.   Another new idea comes from four scholars and a former journalist, Paul Taylor, who quit The Washington Post to work on campaign legislation.

7.   As support for campaign finance reform legislation builds in the House of Representatives, the lawmakers who have not signed on to the cause are getting more conspicuous.

8.   As they take up campaign finance legislation Thursday, House members must not forget the underlying abuses that led to this moment.

9.   At the least, Collins said, she hopes the hearings will lead to campaign finance reform legislation.

10.   Baesler prepared what is known as a discharge petition on campaign finance legislation, and he and his allies began circulating it for signatures.