11.   Admittedly, the electoral fat lady has not yet sung.

12.   But no matter what independent counsel Kenneth Starr ultimately produces, this tawdry soap opera will never end until the fat lady, or rather the president, sings.

13.   But when all was done, there was the fat lady singing in Kenmore Square.

14.   But who was the fat lady, and what was she singing?

15.   Contributors at the fund-raiser should not wait for the fat lady to sing, however.

16.   Detroit looks to keep the fat lady backstage.

17.   Finally the fat lady sings.

18.   If it were the opera, the fat lady would still be gargling.

19.   Is the fat lady clearing her throat?

20.   It could be several days before the fat lady, otherwise known as the Florida Supreme Court, actually sings the aria restarting a vote count or rejecting it.