11.  But it is abundantly clear from this case that the Clinton fund-raisers had permission to override the usual safeguards against manipulation of the government to raise political money.

12.  But records show that when Checchi was at the helm, Northwest Airlines was one of the most potent political money machines in the heavily regulated aviation industry.

13.  But thanks largely to embarrassment over the Enron scandal, political money came sharply back into focus.

14.  Certainly, a lot of political money was sloshing around Boston last fall.

15.  Concern about political money laundering is no respecter of parties.

16.  Critics contend that the political money race, like the arms race of the Cold War, produces more money than the system can absorb.

17.  Critics say Clinton could have devoted his charisma and the power of the presidency to achieving significant changes in the political money game.

18.  Even so, others in the Black Caucus have not changed their mind on restraining political money.

19.  Even so, sentiment for overhauling the political money system has grown stronger after recent years of campaign scandals and burgeoning donations from special interests.

20.  For a giddy moment there, it looked as though the nation might be rid of one of the more obscene dodges in political money grubbing and influence mongering.