  a NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript Online Focus  July 15,
1999   Texas Governor George W. Bush's campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination has been the richest in
history. Jim Lehrer discusses 2000 primary fund-raising with
three journalists and examines where all the presidential money
is coming from.   NewsHour Links  Online Forum: What issues do
you think should shape election 2000?  Aug. 3, 1998: A
discussion on the Shays-Meehan campaign reform bill.  April 22,
1998: Gingrich allows open debate on campaign finance reform.
March 31, 1998: House Speaker Gingrich again brings campaign
finance reform to the floor..  Feb. 25, 1998: A discussion on
the stalled McCain-Feingold bill.  March 12, 1997: Campaign
finance issues slow down the 105th Congress.  Browse the
NewsHour's coverage of the Congress.    JIM LEHRER: Now, the
campaign money story. Presidential candidates filed their
midyear fund-raising reports today with the Federal Election
Commission. We get the numbers, and some perspective on