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...unilateral disarmament," he told reporters Tuesday. But coming less than 24 hours after he promised to fight for McCain-Feingold "as hard and as long as necessary", his actions make his words ring somewhat hollow, according to opponents. "It would help to lead by example," said Ann McBride, president of Common Cause. Soft-money reform advocates claim McCain-Feingold is not dead, and that they will try to tack it on as an amendment to future bills. The bill had the support of as many as 53 senators Tuesday...
...such as Counting Crows, Blues Traveler, Sister Hazel and the Wallflowers. The format also tends to feature female singer-songwriters such as Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin and Jewel--all of whom just happen to be on the Lilith tour. "The blossoming of modern AC was so important," says Terry McBride, who manages McLachlan. "Artists like Sarah, Fiona [Apple] and Jewel have always been at the bottom of [radio] playlists, but about 14 months ago, we started getting some attention. It helped us get the exposure we needed to be able to put on a Lilith. It's helped all these...
...called out of rehearsals for that evening's taping in a studio in Queens, New York. Told about the reports in his dressing room, the actor picked up the phone and, through his publicist, David Brokaw, got in touch with the l.a.p.d. On the line was police commander Tim McBride: "I have the worst news to tell you, and I'm very sorry...
...this summer.) It's this kind of legerdemain that prompted Common Cause last week to call for the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate both parties for $31 million worth of soft-money spending that, in that organization's judgment, came across clearly as straight-ahead electioneering. Ann McBride, president of the watchdog group, calls these kinds of activities "the most massive violations of campaign-finance laws since the Watergate scandal...
...order to receive matching funds from the federal government, the candidates agreed to limit spending during the primary campaign to $37.1 million. But Common Cause says each camp has broken the rules, using corporate donations that are not subject to contribution limits, to finance presidential ad campaigns. Ann McBride, president of Common Cause, reports that beginning in 1995, the Democratic National Committee spent $34 million on advertising coordinated by the Clinton campaign. From the beginning of 1996, McBride contends, the Republican National Committee spent $14 million on TV ads to support the Dole campaign. Believing these expenditures do not fall...