The appointments marked the first major personnel move by Mr. Bloomberg since his re-election, and were in keeping with his campaign vow to play a stronger role downtown.

With more than four million Germans unemployed, Mr. Schröder's campaign vow to bring the figure below 3.5 million - or not deserve re-election - has come to haunt him.

But she has also kept her campaign vow of independence; she recently parted with Democrats by voting, unsuccessfully, for a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majorities for tax increases.

A murky $820 billion omnibus bill needed by a score of federal agencies is already two months overdue, mocking the Republican leaders' campaign vow to make Congress look more efficient.

Then-Senator Obama made a campaign vow to appoint a special counsel committed to whistle-blower rights.

This gave a liberal tinge to his campaign vow to limit welfare recipients to two years of benefits.

Judith Feder, coordinator of health policy for the transition team, said today that Mr. Clinton "most definitely" intended to carry out his campaign vow to slow the rise in drug prices.

In naming Mr. Brown, Mr. Clinton was simultaneously paying off a big political debt and working to fulfill a campaign vow to have a racially diverse cabinet.

Now Rudolph W. Giuliani's campaign vow to arrest more drug dealers has provoked neighborhood concerns that the barges will reopen.

When the Republican-controlled Congress showed no appetite for a turf fight, Democrats eagerly made a campaign vow to promptly enact all of the panel's recommendations.