61.  Federal law bars national political parties and candidates from accepting such contributions.

62.  For a time after that, the national political parties relied on smaller limited donations in congressional and presidential races.

63.  For the first time, a major national party has nominated two former oil company executives.

64.  For a long time, national parties chose their presidential nominees amid an intoxicating sense of mystery, even of destiny, at conventions in big-city auditoriums.

65.  For the many Republicans who contend that a ban on soft money would weaken the national political parties and abridge free speech, the Enron situation is galling.

66.  Four of the seven national political parties are boycotting these regional and national elections, saying the process is unfair, so the results are a foregone conclusion.

67.  Galvin said he would try to get the national parties to force California to delay its primary.

68.  Funds to go to voter registration efforts, but new law bans that use by national parties.

69.  Four years ago, Brown was chairman of the national party.

70.  Gold said the federation would also oppose efforts to raise limits on regulated donations to federal candidates and national parties.