21.   It was the third time Kasparov had failed to defeat challenger Vladimir Kramnik with the white pieces.

22.   Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee easily defeated his challenger and will take on Democrat Jimmie Lou Fisher, who faced a little-known opponent.

23.   That backfired when the president broke off the talks and proved able to easily defeat Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov without his help.

24.   He said thousands of people missed the opportunity to vote at the weekend poll, in which President Mugabe defeated opposition challenger Morgan Tsvangirai.