1.   Negotiators in Geneva reached their final agreement just hours before the midnight deadline.

2.   They were trying to beat the midnight deadline.

3.   Another stopgap measure would be necessary if lawmakers went beyond the midnight deadline.

4.   ATLANTA - A crush of undocumented immigrants raced to beat a midnight deadline Monday to become legal residents.

5.   Bank of Scotland may also raise its still-higher bid for NatWest by the midnight deadline Monday.

6.   After the midnight deadline passed, the talks continued.

7.   All teams faced the midnight deadline for offering players who had filed for free agency an opportunity for arbitration.

8.   Brittan said earlier he is confident an agreement can be reached before the midnight deadline.

9.   But with the clock ticking toward the Monday midnight deadline for closing the government, Clinton cast his veto.

10.   Dan Duquette made the most of his window of opportunity before the midnight playoff roster deadline.