"We don't consider it restructuring to push a debt payment back a year or two," said an association spokeswoman in Minneapolis.

Nurses are expected to begin returning to work Wednesday, said Maureen Anderson, an association spokeswoman.

The conference is expected to draw around 525 people, an association spokeswoman said.

"Now there are just too many for us to keep up," an association spokeswoman said.

Daniela Weiss, an association spokeswoman, said there has been no decision on whether to appeal.

An association spokeswoman said limits on all contributions should be consistent with Federal election law, which permits $1,000 from an individual donor to a candidate.

The Web site even takes your terrain into account, so the results are reliable, an association spokeswoman, Amy Hill, told me.

"They go from the small, home-based business to major corporations, companies who have everything in house," said Jihane Rohrbacher, an association spokeswoman.

"This is theoretically possible but practically unlikely," said Claire Cranton, an association spokeswoman.

Caroline M. Benn, an association spokeswoman, said it would not be appropriate to respond to today's action since "each of our firms speaks for itself."