11.   But the nonbinding vote had no legal impact on Albany or on the Suffolk County government, which has resisted such moves by East Enders for three decades.

12.   But swing votes will have to come from Democrats.

13.   By itself, the vote has no effect.

14.   But with absentee ballots uncounted, Gormley refused to concede Wednesday morning, saying in a statement that the vote had to be certified first.

15.   Clinton, declaring that the vote would have no effect on the Dayton talks that open on Wednesday, expanded his case for sending U.S. troops to the region.

16.   Congress has several times cleared legislation to ban so-called partial term abortions, but has not had the votes to override a Clinton veto.

17.   Florida has a rule and a tradition that votes have to be certified a week after election, except for absentee ballots.

18.   From television commentators to political analysts, however, many speculated that in the end Kato simply no longer had the votes he once believed he controlled.

19.   Has the votes of older, egomaniacal actors who would also like to write and direct a career showcase for themselves.

20.   Has the votes of young, egomaniacal actors who would also like to write a hit for themselves.