11.   Passage is expected.

12.   Passage there is expected on Monday, and a promised veto could close government offices Tuesday.

13.   Shaw said he expected quick passage in the House, but worried that the bill could become a vehicle for other Social Security reforms in the Senate.

14.   Still, he expects passage.

15.   The bill now advances to the Senate, where passage is widely expected.

16.   The legislation now goes to the House, where passage is expected.

17.   The measure, passed Wednesday, now goes to the House, where passage is expected.

18.   Three-fourths of American League owners must approve the deal along with a majority of National League owners, but passage is expected.

19.   Passage is expected then.

20.   Passage was expected on Wednesday.