21.   Actual vote counting was likely to drag on well into Monday.

22.   Americans were evenly split on whether they thought machine or hand counting was best, pollsters said.

23.   Ballot counting was underway Monday as election organizers and diplomats called for long-term continued international involvement in Bosnia to ensure that the results are implemented.

24.   Early Sunday, the Emergency Operations Center where the counting was taking place was evacuated after security officials found a suspicious briefcase.

25.   Hand counting of ballots was to begin after polls closed on Monday afternoon, with official results expected Wednesday.

26.   Hand counting of ballots was to begin after polls closed on Monday, with official results expected Wednesday.

27.   Hand counting of ballots was to begin after six hours of voting, and official results are expected by Wednesday.

28.   In both the China trade and Elian Gonzalez matter, vote counting has been difficult, sponsors of both bills suggest.

29.   International election observers, although optimistic, warned against endorsing the election as fair until the counting was over.

30.   Iranian newspapers cited unnamed Interior Ministry officials as saying that the counting of votes was complete.