71.   Later in the evening, Gov. George W. Bush scoffed at a public proposal by Vice President Al Gore for a way to break the deadlock in Florida.

72.   Koizumi never broke the deadlock between deficit-averse ministry officials and tax-averse politicians.

73.   Laying the groundwork for the Senate debate on welfare reform later this week, Dole outlined a compromise proposal that he hopes will break a deadlock on the issue.

74.   Negotiators from Congress and the White House met twice in an attempt to break the deadlock.

75.   Netanyahu and Arafat are scheduled to go to London on Monday for separate meetings with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in a new American bid to break the deadlock.

76.   Now, though, many longtime proponents of a waterfront park say everything is finally in place to break the deadlock.

77.   Officials said Ross was not bringing any specific proposal and that his main mission was to consult with the squabbling sides on how to break the deadlock in negotiations.

78.   Pataki and some legislators maintain that they could not break the deadlock because the two parties were too far apart.

79.   Republicans angled among themselves over breaking the deadlock.

80.   Some officials say Peres was looking for an eye-catching way to break the deadlock with Syria.