Seeking to put to rest the controversy over donations, Mr. Clinton announced that the party had devised strict new rules limiting its contributions.

It must tighten its control over special-interest donations or slide back toward the politically corrupt systems that are the national status quo.

(42), over larger donations made by the rich.

This let their party leaders court big spenders willing to fork over large donations in an effort to secure inner-sanctum access in government.

His admission came during an unfolding scandal over illegal donations involving the former party leader and chancellor, Helmut Kohl.

Each year, industry spends at least £125 million on charitable activities over and above straightforward donations.

The fund-raiser comes during a week in which politicians have pointed fingers at one another over donations from the main players in the battle.

Giving in 1989 totaled $115 billion, a 173 percent increase in real terms over donations in 1955, the association said in its annual report.

The skirmish is the latest in a series of fights over charitable donations administered by the unions.

Like most of the media, they were hooked on the possibility of Labour ministers being forced to resign over donations.