1.   But the votes came as President Bush is taking a beating in the polls over his environmental stances.

2.   That vote came before the obstruction charge was approved.

3.   The potential swing votes came under intense lobbying pressure from technology-driven companies, among them Hewlett-Packard Co. and Intel Corp., and other interest groups.

4.   The strike vote came as Iraq said it expects to begin exporting oil next week, signaling an increase in world supply.

5.   The vote came as Prime Minister Ehud Barak survived a no-confidence vote mounted by opponents of his peace effort.

6.   The vote came as Amtrak enjoys record ridership, particularly in the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington.

7.   The vote came as members of both parties questioned whether the stimulus package will be needed if the economy continues to improve.

8.   Talk of an early vote came as Netanyahu failed to present a new Cabinet to parliament on Monday for approval, as originally planned.

9.   The vote came as Serb warplanes from Croatia attacked the town of Cazin in northwestern Bosnia.

10.   The vote came just one day before Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura was scheduled to arrive in Russia for a two-day visit.