41.   Negotiators met late last night and said they made some progress, but no final compromise was likely until today.

42.   Negotiators met late into the night and said they made some progress, but no final compromise was likely until today.

43.   One timetable calls for the two versions of the bill to be reconciled quickly and the final compromise sent to the White House early next week.

44.   Security Council diplomats offered China a final compromise Tuesday in hopes of dissuading it from vetoing an extension of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

45.   Sponsors hoped to reach quick agreement with the House on a final compromise to send to the White House.

46.   The next day the final compromise was reached on how presidents were to be chosen, by electors.

47.   A final compromise version would then be sent to President Bill Clinton for signing before it can becoming law.

48.   But others, like Clinton, were anxious to sign onto the final compromise before the anniversary.

49.   The two chambers will then work out a final compromise version before sending it to Clinton.

50.   Under the final compromise, smaller shops are to be exempted subject to a review in three years.