51.   Tauzin postponed a vote on the measure last week after more than two hours of debate.

52.   The budget compromise worked out this week by Republican negotiators and the White House became snagged in technicalities Thursday, and a final congressional vote was postponed next week.

53.   The budget compromise worked out this week by Republican negotiators and the White House became snagged in technicalities Thursday, and a final congressional vote was postponed until Monday.

54.   The Democrats demanded that the scheduled vote be postponed.

55.   The House Commerce Committee was scheduled to vote on the bill before the Fourth of July recess, but the vote was postponed.

56.   The government yesterday postponed the vote on foreign ownership of land after a week of political squabbling over the wording of the ballot paper.

57.   The London Stock Exchange is governed by the British takeover panel, which could postpone the vote to allow shareholders more time to assess the new information.

58.   The House had planned to vote on the bill last month but got bogged down with lots of amendments and so postponed the vote until June.

59.   The official vote has been postponed until Tuesday to review the foot-thick document.

60.   The owners could postpone a vote, however.