61.   Nearly two dozen legislative chambers are so evenly divided that either party could win control of them.

62.   No direct American action can force change in Russia, he argues, just as he scoffs at the notion that any political party won the Cold War.

63.   No single party won a majority of the seats, guaranteeing that the presidential election will be a byzantine exercise in deal making and coalition building.

64.   No party won a majority.

65.   Naumann said he had received a telephone call on Thursday from Schroder, inviting him to become minister of culture if the party won.

66.   Of course, it would be awkward if that party won.

67.   Only one party won.

68.   Opposition parties won very few seats in the legislatures, where moderate voices could have an influence.

69.   Presumably, all other things being equal, those voters would like their party to win.

70.   President Clinton, a Democrat, carried California in the last two national elections, and his party rarely has won the presidency without being victorious in the state.