The new campaign finance laws limit gifts to politicians to $2,000 a person for each election.
One would be to drastically limit gifts and honorariums that lobbyists give to lawmakers.
Instead of just expanding the lobbying law, his people argue, why not also clean up judicial elections in New York City, or limit gifts to all legislators?
New Massachusetts regulations limit gifts to health care practitioners and call for disclosure of any payment or benefit worth $50 or more.
State rules limit gifts to something of "nominal value" — a coffee mug or maybe a plastic Frisbee emblazoned with a donor's logo.
Over his career, Mr. McCain has taken on special interests, like big tobacco, and angered the capital's powerbrokers by promoting campaign finance reform and pushing to limit gifts that lobbyists can shower on lawmakers.
Taking a cue from the changing landscape of presidential politics, the groups are forming two "super PACs" that will be free to accept contributions of any size, unhindered by the restrictions that limit gifts to Mr. Stringer's campaign.
The organization's goal is not to prohibit research grants or consultancies, but to limit gifts, travel fees, speakers' bureaus and ghostwriting while at the same time encouraging prescriptions based on a medical evidence.
In the event, the court ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that the $500,000 of disbursements at issue had come from government funds rather than out of Mr Chiluba's own money.Mr Chiluba's spokesman, Emmanuel Mwamba, explained that "our law doesn't limit gifts to the president.
Instead limit gift-giving for close family to one or two special, thoughtful presents.
The original service limited gift buyers to the single store chosen by registrants, making the registry difficult for out-of-town consumers to use.
