"There's nothing conclusive to show that there is a health risk to the public," said the spokesman, Vada Manager.

Vada Manager, a spokeswoman for the Governor, said she would stay home all week and do her work there.

Mr. Babbitt, who is 49 years old, suffered a possible whiplash injury, said his campaign spokesman, Vada Manager.

The Governor declined to be interviewed about the gift expenditures, her press aide, Vada Manager, said.

Vada Manager returned to Oregon defeated and the protest went off as planned, with two hundred participants from eleven community centres around New York.

"Political ads after a while begin to look sort of generic," said Vada Manager, a spokesman for Mr. Babbitt.

"We're in what's best described as a period of detente with retailers," said Vada Manager, a Nike spokesman.

A Nike spokesman, Vada Manager, said the company takes seriously its power to make sure that its suppliers adhere to fair labor practices.

"We believe that we look after the interests of our workers," said Vada Manager, a Nike spokesman.

Vada Manager again flew to New York to run damage control, but there was little he could do.