Dr. Sakharov's attempts to call friends and supporters from public telephones were thwarted by the security police.

Most of his speech was devoted to calling supporters by their first names.

Mr. Mrazek said yesterday he would call supporters and thank them for their help.

Although they were well organized, they cannot be called real supporters.

The fundraising drives are conducted both by calling previous supporters of the station and by soliciting donations on air.

He openly called supporters of integration "suburban liberals," and suggested they were "Communist dupes."

This has included raising $30,000 in two weeks and setting up phone banks to call supporters and make sure they vote.

The opposition, which was also known as "taistoists", called supporters of Aalto "axe liners".

After three months of calling longtime supporters and other Democratic donors, Mr. Obama had raised only $250,000.

And he does not plan to decide until he absolutely has to, after calling a couple dozen friends and supporters on Long Island this weekend.