61.   Spokesman Ari Fleischer suggested that the congressional recess was to blame for the turnout.

62.   Sponsors had hoped for a final vote before the Fourth of July congressional recess.

63.   The Constitution gives the president the right to make appointments during a congressional recess, with the nominee allowed to serve until the end of the following year.

64.   The Constitution gives the president power to make temporary appointments during a congressional recess.

65.   The Constitution allows the president to make such appointments -- and bypass the usual Senate confirmation process -- during congressional recesses.

66.   The July Fourth congressional recess gives politicians a prime opportunity to remind voters of that.

67.   The measure will be combined with other energy bills into a single package that Republican leaders hope to bring to a vote before the August congressional recess.

68.   The Senate Intelligence Committee was planning to spend much of the congressional recess in China, but Shelby said he canceled the trip.

69.   Though still opposed to the pact, Helms will allow hearings on the treaty after the congressional recess that ends next week.

70.   Under the Constitution the president can make appointments during a congressional recess, with the nominee allowed to serve until the end of the following year.