31.   A bill to pay the legal expenses of Billy Dale, who was summarily dismissed as head of the office, prosecuted and acquitted, is stalled in Congress.

32.   A Clinton plan to do just that is now stalled in Congress.

33.   A Boston Globe article about election reform proposals being stalled in Congress misidentified the home state of US Representative Fred Upton, a Republican from Michigan.

34.   A comparable insurance aid package has stalled in the Senate over a vigorous debate about whether to include tort law revisions.

35.   A bill that set the terms for such a vote was approved by the House this year but stalled in the Senate, where Graham was among the co-sponsors.

36.   A bill to ban soft money is now stalled in the House.

37.   A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles has stalled in the California State Assembly, the latest legislative setback for environmental groups.

38.   A few thunderstorms will persist in the southern Plains and eastern Rockies as a front stalls in this region.

39.   A rally by smaller stocks stalled in early trading.

40.   A move by Senator John McCain, R-Arizona, to require free air time is stalled in the Senate.