21.   Kohl retains his seat in the lower house of parliament, which shields him from criminal prosecution unless parliament votes to lift his immunity.

22.   Linder, who probably will retain his seat on the powerful Rules Committee, said he knew faced his long odds.

23.   Lowery said season ticket-holders would receive a letter in the mail today or tomorrow telling them they would have preference in retaining their seats.

24.   Moore will remaim chairman emeritus of Intel and retain a seat on its board.

25.   Partly, this reflected the fact that many members of Parliament would be unsure of retaining their seats in the multicandidate contests almost all of them would face.

26.   Republicans had been confident they would retain the seat until Sen. Fred Thompson, a popular Republican, unexpectedly announced this month that he would retire.

27.   Rep. Pete Geren, D-Fort Worth, is waiting to learn if he will retain his seat on the important House Armed Services Committee.

28.   Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat, retained his seat, defeating Ronna Romney, a conservative Republican and former radio talk show host, according to exit polls.

29.   She retains her seat on the board.

30.   She announced her candidacy for a third term earlier this year and is clearly expected to retain her seat.