31.   Shunning racial demagogy, he often found himself casting crucial votes on social legislation to advance federal initiatives in education, health and civil rights.

32.   Specter was blasted by conservatives for his crucial vote that assured the defeat of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork.

33.   The aid proposal comes two days before a crucial vote on fast track in the U.S. House of Representatives.

34.   The crucial votes came from the leftist coalition Euskal Heritarrok, which is considered close to the Basque separatists who have observed a cease-fire since September.

35.   The crucial vote in the Senate came on a motion to waive budget rules to consider the agreement.

36.   The crucial votes were cast in mid-afternoon, just after the regular Tuesday caucus luncheons at which senators from the two parties gather to map out strategy.

37.   The facts on the crucial Florida votes, in Palm Beach County, are plain.

38.   The LDP often backs the government in crucial Duma votes.

39.   The Senate Banking Committee plans a crucial vote Tuesday that could shape how Congress reforms the accounting profession to prevent another Enron-like financial disaster.

40.   The skirmishing came on the eve of two crucial votes.