51.   Trade negotiators faced a deadline of midnight Friday to settle a trade dispute that has festered for more than a year.

52.   When she is facing a deadline, she goes for long runs, talks on the phone with other writer friends or sometimes tricks herself into writing.

53.   With that free-agent business out of the way, clubs faced a deadline Wednesday on players on their rosters who are unsigned.

54.   Palm Beach and Broward counties also pressed ahead with counting, facing a deadline of Sunday or Monday to get the results in.

55.   Albanian rebels face Friday deadline for disarmament.

56.   All teams in the tournament face a deadline next month to announce at least eight NHL players who will take part.

57.   Chan Ho Park and Johnny Damon were among the other big-name free agents who faced the deadline.

58.   Christopher planned to return to Israel after seeing Assad and Hariri, but he faced a deadline of another sort.

59.   Christopher planned to return to Israel after seeing Assad and Hariri, but he faces a deadline of another sort.

60.   Eighty-two players face the deadline.