41.   It was not immediately clear, however, whether efforts to put off a confirmation vote planned for Friday would succeed.

42.   It was not immediately clear, however, whether the Communist efforts would succeed in postponing a confirmation vote planned for Friday.

43.   Kiriyenko predicts victory in final confirmation vote.

44.   Lazio has refused to make that a litmus test for judicial confirmation votes.

45.   Legislative leaders said the confirmation vote on Friday would likely be held by paper ballot, bypassing the electronic voting system used for regular votes.

46.   Legislators are expected to hold a secret ballot for the confirmation vote.

47.   On Thursday, legislative leaders also said the confirmation vote would likely be held using special paper ballots, bypassing the electronic voting system used for other votes.

48.   Parliament plans a confirmation vote on the board members Wednesday.

49.   Republicans had been holding up reorganization, asking Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle for a floor vote on whether Supreme Court nominees would be guaranteed confirmation votes.

50.   President Lee Teng-hui on Wednesday rejected opposition demands that Premier Lien Chan undergo a confirmation vote, almost certainly prolonging deadlock in the legislature.