61.   On Tuesday, election officials said any candidate who won could take office, and Mrs. Marcos has been widening her lead over an administration candidate.

62.   She did, however, widen her lead in the Player of the Year points race.

63.   The Carp widened their lead over the second-place Chunichi Dragons to three games.

64.   They come as some national polls show Bush widening his lead over Vice President Al Gore, although others show the race is tight.

65.   Tiznow started pulling away at the mile mark and quickly widened his lead.

66.   Toshihisa Nishi drove in two runs on a double, and Hideki Matsui batted in another run on a single in the six to widen the lead.

67.   --Two national polls suggested that Gore is widening his lead over Bradley and closing his deficit to Republican front-runner George W. Bush.

68.   Vijay Singh, overcoming two tee shots into water, birdied seven holes and widened his lead Friday in the weather-interrupted second round of the Sprint International.

69.   While Atletico de Madrid widens its lead over the Spanish first division, FC Barcelona and Valencia find themselves in a rough and tough fight for second place.

70.   Vice President Al Gore widened his lead against Democratic presidential rival Bill Bradley and gained ground on Republican front-runner George W. Bush in a poll released Monday.