"It seemed only right to help them out with the money that their company gave to Gephardt's campaign."

In exchange, donors to those groups gave more than $100,000 to his 1996 campaign.

I wish those investigators were here to ask you - every one of you has given money to our campaign.

Sure, Members of Congress are going to give time to people who have given money to their campaign.

On the recording, the judge returned the money and asked that it be given to his wife's political campaign.

However, the group was small and was unable to influence many party workers to give their support to her campaign.

"They haven't given a donation to my campaign," he said, emphasizing that the money was going to the senatorial committee.

Many big-time Democratic donors refrained from giving to his campaign.

That is the direction I have given to my own campaign.

The powerful Globo network has given generous air time to his campaign.