11.   Democrats say they are still willing to wait as the legal appeals and political machinations play out.

12.   For more than a decade, Matsch rejected repeated legal appeals to abandon busing.

13.   His legal appeals may have dragged this election on far longer than anyone thought.

14.   In addition, the array of both serious and frivolous legal appeals that postponed many executions is finally being exhausted.

15.   In March, her legal appeals having failed, Ms. Crawley entered state prison to begin serving a term of five years.

16.   Linda Edwards, a spokeswoman for Bush, said the governor does not decide on requests for reprieves until an inmate has exhausted all legal appeals.

17.   McCurry and Bennett maintain Republicans have distorted the legal appeal, contending the military aspect is a small part of the defense.

18.   Ms. Valencia was extradited to the United States after losing a legal appeal in Brazil, law enforcement sources said.

19.   New rules speeding up the legal appeals process increase the chances that innocent people will be executed, according to a leading death penalty opponent.

20.   New rules expediting legal appeals increase the risk that innocent people will be executed in the future, an anti-capital punishment group asserted Sunday.