1.   Although there was overwhelming bipartisan support for the legislation, the Senate spent almost the entire month debating its provisions because of a filibuster waged by Kennedy.

2.   After Proposition R passed with overwhelming voter support, supervisors questioned why the port continued to negotiate with the company.

3.   Instead, the law was upheld with overwhelming voter support.

4.   Japanese stocks fell as lingering concern about financial companies overwhelmed the support a strengthening dollar gave to shares of many exporters.

5.   Spurred on by overwhelming crowd support, Hanson pitched a typical Hanson game, settling down after the first inning.

6.   Ratsiraka responded by declaring martial law in the capital, but his order has been mocked as the opposition commands overwhelming support in Antananarivo.

7.   Several thousand supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid marched on the gates of Parliament on Wednesday as legislators inside gave overwhelming support to impeachment of the Indonesian leader.

8.   There is overwhelming public support in New Zealand for freezing the funds and other assets of suspected terrorist groups, Goff said.