11.   Also, company and labor union negotiators resolved a fight over retirement benefits, ending more than seven months of sometimes-tense talks.

12.   Although the fight over Ortiz is couched in high-toned legal arguments, it is driven by plain old politics.

13.   Although the fight over electronic cash is just heating up, the battle to control the home desktop has reached a fever pitch.

14.   An Arizona favorite is the fight over public land use, pitting the livelihood of ranchers and loggers against the protection of wildlife and their habitats.

15.   An off-duty New York City officer is charged with murder in Westchester after shooting a man in a fight over a parking spot.

16.   And a constitutional fight over Whitewater documents could dog Clinton to Election Day.

17.   An Ohio couple, claiming they were forced to choose between their jobs and their marriage, lost their bid for a Supreme Court fight over nepotism policies.

18.   Anchorage and Greensboro, N.C., have also been through heated fights over arts funds this year, also triggered by programs with gay themes.

19.   And he acknowledged that the fight over campaign finance was sure to continue.

20.   And observers say the fight over digital signatures will pale in comparison with some of the Internet battles that are looming.