71.   The House and Senate are scheduled to convene Friday and hold committee meetings, before recessing for the weekend.

72.   The finance committee meetings, led by Tisch, were an extraordinary scene, participants say.

73.   The lack of sleep has made it difficult for Cleland to stay awake during committee meetings and other events in the Senate.

74.   The managers examine long-term trends during quarterly investment committee meetings to decide how to divide the fund.

75.   The Scouts meet in the youth lounge or recreation hall on Wednesday nights, he said, crossing paths with synagogue members arriving for committee meetings.

76.   The sizes of some committees were reduced, he said, so that senators would have fewer conflicts among committee meetings.

77.   The tentative schedule includes committee meetings through Saturday.

78.   The two houses have yet to begin conference committee meetings to work out the differences between the two versions.

79.   There are no committee meetings, like huddles in football, no elaborate rules like the zone defense in basketball.

80.   There already is consensus on the bulk of re-alignment, thanks to various committee meetings and back-room conversations.