1.   Clinton acknowledged last week that attendance by regulators at such political gatherings was inappropriate.

2.   She participated in political gatherings at the White House for donors and supporters.

3.   Orders were issued banning political gatherings, but political parties remained legal.

4.   Among Asian-Americans on both the West Coast and the East Coast, Locke is the main attraction at fund-raising events and political gatherings.

5.   And both made the rounds of important political gatherings hoping to keep the interest in their campaigns high.

6.   Abacha then took over, abolishing all political parties, dissolving the newly elected national assembly and local and state governments, and banning strikes and political gatherings.

7.   But she remained detached from the fray, speaking rarely and shunning political gatherings.

8.   But that political gathering turned into a debacle that made a Johnson comeback impossible.

9.   But this is not an opium den, a cockfight or an unsanctioned political gathering.