21.   The parties are trying to reach consensus on the tax bills, and are talking of holding an extraordinary session of Congress in June to discuss them.

22.   The second and third stages will occur in the fall, when the parliament will hold an extraordinary session, and in December when the final budget is compiled.

23.   The ruling party, however, agrees only to do so in an extraordinary session after Congress adjourns later this year.

24.   Their meetings featured an extraordinary Oval Office session with three American business leaders and Robert Strauss, the former U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

25.   Parliament began an extraordinary session two weeks ago to debate and approve pending legislation.

26.   Parliament meets Tuesday for an extraordinary session in which it will announce the referendum result and approve it.

27.   Parliamentary sources said the extraordinary session is expected to last three months.

28.   Preval convened an extraordinary session of Parliament Monday, when the lower house was to begin a month-long recess.

29.   An extraordinary parliamentary session is scheduled to begin in late September.

30.   An extraordinary session of parliament that began Tuesday has been discussing deteriorating ethnic relations.