1.   Also, it is illegal to solicit hard money donations on federal property.

2.   Another would have banned soft money donations to the national political parties but not to the state parties.

3.   Backers of the legislation say million-dollar soft money donations have too much influence on government.

4.   After McCain trounced him in the New Hampshire primary, Bush unveiled his own proposal to ban soft money donations by unions and corporations but not by individuals.

5.   Both also support legislation to ban soft money donations.

6.   Bush supports a ban on soft money donations from corporations and unions, but not from individuals.

7.   Bush opposed bans on soft money donations, saying that unless union donations to campaigns are also controlled, GOP candidates will find themselves at a disadvantage.

8.   Bush, for example, issued a statement of principles last week repeating his opposition to any ban on soft money donations from individuals.

9.   But critics say the provision is meaningless, noting that only a handful of contributors make soft money donations approaching that size.

10.   But the Republican bill would allow unlimited soft money donations to continue to flow to the state parties.