1.   And Bush is notably quiet about these proposed overhauls.

2.   A bloc of breakaway Republicans thwarted Speaker Newt Gingrich Thursday in his last-ditch effort to kill a proposed overhaul of the campaign finance system.

3.   AARP supports some modification of Social Security, such as changes in benefits and age limits, Perkins notes, but opposes proposed major overhauls such as means testing.

4.   But critics say the proposed overhaul would create a nightmare for some families when bankruptcies start mounting in the next recession from their already torrid pace.

5.   Cabbies approve of some of these measures, though they regard the plan as something out of kilter, a proposed overhaul that involves profound overkill.

6.   Democrats from the White House down accused Republicans on Wednesday of selling out to the American Medical Association, which endorsed the proposed overhaul on Tuesday.

7.   George W. Bush touts his proposed Social Security overhaul that would enable younger workers to invest some of their payroll deductions in the stock market.

8.   McCain has pledged to push quickly for his proposed overhaul of the campaign finance laws, and he seems close to having enough votes to win.

9.   Now, however, it is time to check for, if nothing else, unintended consequences that could arise from the proposed overhaul.

10.   President Clinton has threatened to veto the legislation, citing the fear that millions of the poor will lose insurance because of the proposed Medicaid overhaul.