51.   Ruotolo said he was investigating whether the building met safety codes and whether the owner, Bravo, properly monitored the parties held there.

52.   Russell Verney, national coordinator for the Perot Reform Committee, said the party likely will hold its nominating convention in mid-August.

53.   Seven parties held primaries Tuesday.

54.   So as both parties hold their breath and watch the economic indicators, strategists are plotting out all the political scenarios.

55.   Small anti-immigrant parties hold toeholds in other EU nations, such as Britain and the Netherlands.

56.   Still, the results indicate neither party will hold significant sway in either chamber, thus enhancing the power of party centrists.

57.   The attempt to form a bipartisan committee on voting reform was killed by a petty squabble over which party should hold the majority.

58.   The final number of seats that each party will hold in the lower house is still unknown.

59.   The government has passed a raft of laws restricting the media and making it harder for opposition parties to hold rallies, hang posters or cast their ballots.

60.   The Iowa caucuses involve a process in which each party holds precinct-by-precinct meetings for the purpose of electing a presidential nominee.