1.   As the vote nears, the violence has escalated along with a quiet campaign of terror in which people have been kidnapped, threatened and forced into hiding.

2.   As the House vote neared, a prominent Senate Democrat took to the floor of his chamber to warn the White House against meddling on Capitol Hill.

3.   As the impeachment vote neared, oddly bipartisan tinges of sadness glimmered at times along the House Judiciary Committee.

4.   As the vote nears, nerves are fraying.

5.   As the vote neared, outside organizations stepped up the pressure on lawmakers.

6.   As the vote nears, Zedillo is leading opposition presidential candidates Diego Fernandez de Cevallos and Cuauhtemoc Cardenas by a comfortable margin in polls.

7.   As the vote nears, both sides are stepping up their lobbying efforts.

8.   Holders of other big blocks of stock continued to declare for and against as the vote neared.

9.   Security officials fear the vio- lence will worsen as the vote nears.

10.   Security officials fear the violence will worsen as the vote nears.