Over the weekend, national campaign headquarters dispatched 100 experienced operatives to major states to help get out the vote.

More accurately, there are next to no experienced operatives, and there's an almost total dearth of people qualified to be trained for the job.

This squadron was commanded by Major Vivian Street and included few of the experienced operatives from the old L Detachment.

Sexton is an experienced operative whom I've known personally for years, whose judgment I trust, and whose reliability I wouldn't question.

The shrewdest, most capable and experienced operatives of the Patrol had hit that wall with everything they had, and had simply bounced.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has hired three experienced political operatives to help with his re-election bid.

"I'll be working alongside one of their most experienced operatives."

Regulations state that we must keep the miniature cannon handy at all times, cover permitting, but no experienced operative takes that rule seriously.

Why do you think we sent a green youngster to keep an eye on an experienced operative like you?

That approach contrasts sharply with President Clinton's tightly centralized media operations, made up of only a handful of experienced Democratic operatives.