Also drafted in was John Sasso, who had been in charge of campaigning at the Democratic National Committee.

ECONOMIST: The presidential election

For example, according to the International Rescue Committee, a campaigning charity, Congo's war, despite being more or less over, is still killing 1, 000 people a day.

ECONOMIST: Good news from Sudan and Senegal; disappointment in Uganda

Nonetheless, there are no cocktail committee bylaws prohibiting campaigning on the part of special interest groups, and the Negroni has been legitimately crowned the most delightful warm-weather drink, with 30% of the votes.

FORBES: The Most Popular Summer Cocktail Is... The Negroni?

John Kerry has an exploratory committee and is actively campaigning for support and money.

CNN: Gore says he won't run in 2004

Mr Lucas, a member of the transport select committee, has been campaigning on the issue for some time and is hoping to raise the matter during the Commons' second reading of the road safety bill on Tuesday.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | North East Wales | MP wants accident law change

Wednesday's report drew sharp comment from Dean Zerbe, an AlliantGroup national managing director and former Senate Finance Committee Republican tax counsel who has been campaigning for a new small business taxpayer " bill of rights, " which would force the IRS to make an individual determination of the necessity of a lien, weighing the economic impact on the individual or business of a lien.

FORBES: Dealing With The IRS

Marion Williams, director of Edinburgh's campaigning heritage group the Cockburn Association, said the planning committee's decision was one of the worst she had ever seen.

BBC: Caltongate (Artist's impression)

Sports Minister Hugh Robertson, one of a 30-man delegation campaigning in Zurich ahead of Thursday's decision, revealed that eight executive committee members had indicated they intended to vote for England.

BBC: World Cup vote - FA's Alex Horne calls for Fifa changes

The sentencing proposals meant the Scottish government had "turned its back on those campaigning on knife crime", according to the Conservative MSP and convener of the Justice Committee, Bill Aitken.

BBC: Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill debate part 2