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News Archive Sens. Fred Thompson and John Glenn confer. (AP Photo) This archive contains Post stories on campaign finance from July 8 to Nov. 7. It is no longer being updated. More recent stories are available here or from the Campaign Finance Special Report index page. You can also access RealAudio and RealVideo of the congressional hearings from C-SPAN. (You'll need the free RealPlayer software.) Jump to: July | August | September | October November 7, 1997 Utility of House Finance Probe Debated November 6, 1997 Lobbying Role of Ex-Gore Aide Examined November 5, 1997 When GOP Fund-Raisers Just Say No November 3, 1997 Gingrich Vows Vote in Spring On Campaigns Liberal Lobby Snared in Campaign Probes November 2, 1997 Clinton, Gore Spend Weekend With Donors Off-Year Elections Get Huge GOP Infusion November 1, 1997 Fund-Raising Hearings Suspended Inquiry Leaves Indelible Images of Excess

October 31, 1997 Old Friends Diverge Over Casino Ruling Task Force Pressing For Cooperative Testimony Lawmaker Suggests Obstruction in Late Delivery of Memo on White House Database October 30, 1997 Undisclosed Donations Aided GOP Cause in '96 Lawyers Joust Over Handling of Files, Tapes October 29, 1997 Thompson Seeks Open-Ended Extension of Funds Probe October 28, 1997 Committee Subpoenas Prove Hard to Enforce October 27, 1997 Clinton Declines to Testify in Finance Probe Indonesian Couple Break Silence on DNC Donations October 25, 1997 House Democrats Sign Up To Force Fund-Raising Vote

October 24, 1997 Campaign Finance Reform's Fortunes Rise, Fall Panel Can't Crack Mystery of Memo's Missing Page Records Show Clinton Calls to Donors October 23, 1997 RNC Steered More Than $1 Million to Outside Groups GOP Senators Press Harder for Independent Counsel Democrats Ask ABC to Release 1996 Dole Tape October 22, 1997 RNC Gives $800,000 for 'Issue Advocacy' A $50,000 Weekend With Clinton, Gore October 20, 1997 GOP Rep. Says Tapes Appear Altered October 18, 1997 White House Seeks to Keep Indian Casino Memos Secret October 17, 1997 A Lobbyist's Lucrative Ties to Gore October 16, 1997 Reno Concedes Problems in Funds Probe On Tape, Clinton Links Lead in Polls, Issue Ads October 15, 1997 Reno to Lengthen Probe Public Favors Independent Counsel

October 14, 1997 Clinton Says He'd Talk to Justice Dept. October 13, 1997 Aide Says Agency Didn't Get Request for Coffee Tapes Reno: No Part of Funds Probe Yet Completed Reform Standoff Worries Some in Congress October 11, 1997 Hatch Unhappy With Reno Over Clinton, Gore Probes October 10, 1997 Reno 'Mad' About Delay in Obtaining Videotapes Daschle's Mount Rushmore Trip Shows Fund-Raising's New Face On Tape, Reagan Appeals to Donors at White House Campaign Finance Bill Blocked Again DNC Ex-Aide Denies Teamster Link 'False Statements' Attributed to Straw Donor by Waxman 'Bob of the CIA' Told a Story, Then Became One Previous day's Senate hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo Previous day's House hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo October 9, 1997 Clinton Rejects Allegations Over Tapes Story of a Foreign Donor's Deal with '92 Clinton Camp Outlined Firm to Pay $8 Million Fine for Illegal Campaign Gifts Teamsters Contributions to Clinton Effort Probed Previous day's Senate hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo Previous day's House hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo

October 8, 1997 Hearing Becomes Forum for GOP Attacks on White House, Reno Campaign Finance Overhaul Blocked White House Aides Describe Difficulty in Finding Videotapes Previous day's Senate hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo October 7, 1997 Ickes to Go Before Senate Panel Campaign Reform’s Uphill Fight First Monday, First Rejections Tapes Put Attention on Pentagon Unit Foes Claim Votes To Kill Targeting of Labor by Lott October 6, 1997 White House Video Crew Taped Donor Meetings News Analysis: How Reno Put Finer Focus on Funds Probe October 5, 1997 Gore Preaches Funding Reform for Politics McConnell Leads Way To 'Soft Money' Record October 4, 1997 Reno Extends Probe of Gore Phone Calls House Republicans' Call For Independent Counsel Rejected Vice President Is Thrust Into Unfamiliar Role Ickes Denies Arranging 'Hard Money' Campaign Calls

October 3, 1997 Reno Decides to Expand Investigation of Gore Campaign Reform's Fate on Fence Basic Conflict Impeded Justice Probe of Fund-Raising Huge Archive: Sore Point for Investigators October 2, 1997 Aides Advise Special Counsel Probe of Fund-Raising Calls Many Interpretations of Obscure Law September 30, 1997 Lott Sets Test on Labor Issue as Campaign Fund Bill Tactic Union Fees Dispute Threatens Finance Reform September 29, 1997 Lawmakers Agree It's Tough to Comply With Ban on Fund-Raising in Hill Offices September 27, 1997 Senators Debate Campaign Finance On Fund-Raising Issue, Clinton Has It Both Ways At DNC's Fall Gathering, Money Matters Matter Most In GOP, Two Sides of the Debate September 26, 1997 Gore's Staff Routinely Discarded Call Sheets Gingrich Would End Contribution Caps

September 25, 1997 Campaign Finance Overhaul Efforts Advance in Congress, Industry House Panel Backs Immunity for 3 in Campaign Probe September 24, 1997 Senate to Debate Campaign Funds Bill Full Text of President Clinton's Letter September 23, 1997 Clinton Defends Fund-Raising AFL-CIO Urges 'Soft Money' Ban, Other Campaign Finance Changes Scholars Enter Constitutional Fray on the Side of Campaign Finance Bill The White House's Lanny Breuer Wins Points for Integrity From Both Sides September 22, 1997 Reelection Team Repeatedly Asked President's Aid FBI Blamed for Delayed Review of Clinton Calls September 21, 1997 Reno Is Now Probing Clinton's Fund-Raising September 20, 1997 Wielding Third Force In Politics Senators Hear Tale of Offer to DNC Campaign Finance Still in Senate Limbo Reno Opens Probe of Donor's Charge of Payoff for O'Leary Meeting Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo

September 19, 1997 Tamraz Defends Political Gifts for Clinton Access Pursuit of Presidential Access Was Also Pursuit of American Dream Lott May Allow Scheduling of Campaign Bill Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 18, 1997 Ex-NSC Aide Describes Pressure to Help Donor Agendas Detail Use of DNC Ads to Help Clinton News Analysis: 'Crisis in Confidence' Prompted Reno's Decision Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 17, 1997 Reno Moves to Expand Fund-Raising Inquiry Witness: Huang Sought Money at White House Burton Postpones Hearings After Three Seek Immunity Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 14, 1997 Clinton Backs Reining In of Fund-Raising September 12, 1997 For Democrats, a Campaign for Finance Reform Berger Put on Defensive Over '96 Role Senate Panel Is Briefed on China Probe Figure Burton's Men Nailed Wrong Man Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 11, 1997 DNC Memo Noted Use of 'Hard Money' News Analysis: Gore and Cash Calls, a Question of Intent Bias Greets Visitors to White House Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo

September 10, 1997 Clinton Vows Fight for Campaign Finance Law No Memory of Calls to CIA, Ex-DNC Chief Testifies While Questioning Fowler, Committee Puts Spotlight on White House Judge Sets 10-Month Term In Political Donations Case Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 9, 1997 For DNC Donor, 'Resistance' Was Overcome Attorneys for Gore, DNC Knew of 'Hard Money' Deposits for Months Reno Holds Power Over Vice President's Prospects September 8, 1997 Asian American Donors Feel Stigmatized Senator Calls On Gore To Offer Hill Testimony September 7, 1997 The Man Who Makes Money Talk September 6, 1997 Justice Failed to Review Legality of Gore White House Solicitations Senate Republicans Assert That Gore Knew Temple Event Was a Fund-Raiser Inquiry Is N.H. Primary Concern Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 5, 1997 Nuns Tell of Panic About Fund-Raiser 'Hard' and 'Soft' Money: A Crucial, Sometimes Fine Line Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo September 4, 1997 Justice Dept. to Probe Gore Fund Calls 7 Groups Join to Resist Panel Subpoenas

September 3, 1997 White House Seeks to Protect Gore in Temple Inquiry Gore Donors' Funds Used as 'Hard Money' August 28, 1997 The Details of Defining 'Contribution' August 27, 1997 Documents Detail Gore's Calls for DNC Chart: Gore's Telephone Solicitations August 24, 1997 Sen. Thompson Vows to Probe DNC-Teamsters Ties August 23, 1997 Justice Dept. Probing Possible DNC, Union Deal August 22, 1997 Donors to Campaigns Fared Well in Budget August 21, 1997 Clinton Wanted DNC Fund Curb An Unusual Meeting of Chief Executives August 19, 1997 In State Pushing Clean Elections, Campaign Hearings Hardly a Ripple August 17, 1997 Temple Leader Denies Political Purpose to Donations August 15, 1997 Subpoena Widens Finance Probe August 11, 1997 Price of Political Life Is Increasingly Tallied in Lawyers' Fees August 8, 1997 Panel Probes DNC Files Delay Clinton Joins DNC Donors at 2 Events

August 5, 1997 Records Show Gore Made Fund-Raising Calls From Office Parties Raised $34M in Soft Money August 2, 1997 Gingrich Proves a Winner in Money-Raising Stakes DNC Donor With an Eye on Diamonds Tempelsman Plan Got the Ear of U.S. Aides August 1, 1997 Panel Unanimously Issues Subpoena to White House Fund-Raising Probes Drive DNC's Debt to $16.9 Million California Rep. Kim, Wife Charged in Campaign Donation Scheme Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 31, 1997 Senator Assails White House Campaign Finance Bill Gets Push From Clinton Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 30, 1997 'Conduits' for DNC Cash Testify 'Mad Dog' Is Misnomer, Says GOP Counsel Democrat Is Familiar Face on the Hill Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo

July 29, 1997 Democratic Fund-Raiser Is New Focus of Hearings July 27, 1997 Donor Contradicts White House July 26, 1997 RNC Ex-Chief Disputes Barbour on Loan Guarantee Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 25, 1997 GOP's Barbour Comes Out Firing, Denounces 'Outright False Claims' Barbour Meets the Committee Head-On Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 24, 1997 Democrats Take Offensive in Campaign Fund Hearings With Bipartisan Impatience, Senate Panel Immunizes Buddhist Nuns Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 23, 1997 Justice Dept. Again Opposes Immunity in Campaign Probe Previous day's hearing in RealAudio or RealVideo July 22, 1997 Taipei Office Handled Gift to GOP Think Tank, Papers Show July 21, 1997 Next Phase of Hearings to Probe Barbour's Role A Revolving Door Where Lobbying Rules Don't Apply July 20, 1997 White House Unswayed by China Allegations Probe Fails to Link Huang, China Plan McConnell: Donors Needn't Be Squeamish July 19, 1997 Republicans Agree to Refocus Efforts and Agenda July 18, 1997 Panel Hears of Huang's Frequent Visits to Firm 'Eagerness and Defensiveness on Both Sides' Rep. Burton Receives Subpoena in Fund-Raising Investigation Previous day's hearing in RealAudio July 17, 1997 Panel Examines Hiring of Huang at Commerce Senators Stand in Line to Flog Dead Horse of Hiring Protocol Reality Check Previous day's hearing in RealAudio July 16, 1997 Senate Panel Finds 1st Direct DNC Link to Foreign Funding Democrats Agree: Chinese Had 'Plan' Firm Gave to DNC While Losing Money GOP Sets Its Sights on Little Victories Previous day's hearing in RealAudio July 15, 1997 Senate Probe Will Turn Focus to Huang's Ties to DNC, Lippo Campaign Fund Hearings Barely Visible on Television July 14, 1997 Huang Cannot Be Given 'Partial Immunity' for Testimony, Senate Chairman Says July 13, 1997 FBI Cleared China Funds Revelation Hearings' 1st Witness Provides Little to Link China to DNC Donations July 12, 1997 Huang's Lawyer Earns Top Marks for Maneuvering July 11, 1997 Speeches Overshadow Answers GOP Questions Source of $325,000 Sen. Fred Thompson, A Lead Actor in Search of a Plot Previous day's hearing in RealAudio July 10, 1997 Few Answers; First Hearing Witness Deploys No Bombshells Ex-DNC Official Tells Panel He Wasn't Aware of Questionable Fund-Raising Previous day's hearing in RealAudio July 9, 1997 Chinese Plan to Buy U.S. Influence Alleged Huang's Offer to Testify Raises Skepticism About an Immunity Deal Excerpts from Opening Statements Previous day's hearing in RealAudio Previews Fund-Raising Probe Goes Public This Week Tracing Lippo Empire's Campaign Links Senate Panel Weighs Cost Of Fund-Raising Testimony © Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company Back to the top Go to Campaign Finance Report.   |   Go to Politics Section.