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Speaking of Republicans, I'm emceeing that Congressional Dinner that you hosted last year--1,200 Washington bigshots in a hotel ball room, done up in black tie.
A NYT editorial includes a list of former political bigshots who are now against soft money: Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bob Dole, Howard Baker, Bob Michel, Bill Brock, Alan Simpson and Nancy Kassebaum Baker.