111.   At party convention close, Social Dems still at odds over U.S.

112.   Chissano was re-elected during a vote that started late Sunday at a party convention at Matola, a city next to the capital, Maputo.

113.   Delegates at a national party convention overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal initiated by Oskar Lafontaine, a foreign-policy leftist who ousted Rudolf Scharping as party chairman on Thursday.

114.   During his speech at the party convention, Bishara also reiterated his party platform, which criticizes the Jewish nature of Israel.

115.   Each camp has accused the other of bribing delegates to a party convention last month to secure support.

116.   Established parties are still using more conventional means, such as primaries or party conventions, to choose their leader.

117.   Far-right National Front party convention begins Saturday in Strasbourg, France.

118.   Factional fighting marked a party convention in Connecticut, and a similar gathering in New Hampshire was postponed when it became clear Buchanan backers would jam the meeting.

119.   Forty-one party officials are being prosecuted on charges of separatism after anti-government slogans were changed during a party convention this summer.

120.   For Kohl, the data provided a reminder of the challenges facing his re-election campaign, due to kick off officially with a party convention starting Sunday in Leipzig.