Voters need to pay particular attention to which lawmakers endorse this unfettered sale of political influence.

Japanese lawmakers endorsed the acting Bank of Japan chief as its governor Haruhiko Kuroda.

The two lawmakers endorsed these principles: *Coverage of prescription drugs should be guaranteed as "an entitlement" to any Medicare beneficiary who wants it.

Many lawmakers and experts in budgeting endorse the two-year approach purely on the ground that it is an efficient way to govern.

By helping China into the W.T.O., lawmakers would not be endorsing Beijing's policies in other areas, like human rights and Taiwan.

Republican lawmakers today also endorsed a pilot program for the Albany region that would offer amnesty to parents who abandon infants within 72 hours of their birth at hospitals.

But on Capitol Hill, lawmakers have heartily endorsed the idea - and not just Republicans.

Other lawmakers have endorsed the "chemical castration" of some rapists.

Less than an hour later, the lawmakers endorsed a plan calling on President Mahmoud Abbas to form a new cabinet within two weeks.

These lawmakers generally endorse the agreement, but they might try to attach reservations or conditions to the pact for a variety of reasons -some in conflict with each other.