11.   Dozens of parishioners maintained a peaceful vigil at the church until the midnight deadline.

12.   Faced with a midnight deadline to be voted out of Senate committees, the bills were effectively killed.

13.   Had they not met the midnight deadline, Lindros would have had to spend the season with his junior league team in Kingston, Ontario.

14.   He handed most of the vetoes late Sunday, hours before a midnight deadline for him to take action on legislation.

15.   In some previous cases, they said, trade talks have gone on beyond a midnight deadline.

16.   Instead, early Friday, a few hours after the midnight deadline for free agency began, the sides came to terms.

17.   Kevin Garnett agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves, beating a midnight deadline to reach a new agreement.

18.   Legislators from both parties predicted that he would sign the measure by the midnight deadline on Wednesday.

19.   Labor negotiations between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers intensified as the two sides raced to beat a midnight deadline.

20.   Presidents of the United Steelworkers of America and Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers International Union locals approved the contracts at a midnight deadline.