41.   As the clocked ticked away to the midnight deadline, both Brittan and Lang stressed there were still problems to be overcome.

42.   As the midnight deadline neared, Protestant hard-liners opposed to any compromise stormed onto the grounds of Stormont.

43.   As the Saturday midnight deadline loomed, only Washington was still demanding improvements before the deal could be signed.

44.   As the clock ticked to the Saturday midnight deadline, there was growing confidence the agreement would be clinched despite some last minute reservations by the United States.

45.   Barely an hour before the Friday midnight deadline, European Union trade ministers persuaded other World Trade Organization countries to extend the deadline for four weeks.

46.   Bush notified Congress on Monday that he was waiving the provision just hours before a midnight deadline.

47.   Bush notified Congress he was waiving the provision just hours before a midnight deadline.

48.   Bush notified Congress that he was waiving the provision just hours before a midnight deadline.

49.   Contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers continued past a midnight deadline without reaching an agreement, spokesman Peter Keating said.

50.   DaimlerChrysler AG workers in Missouri and Indiana walked off their jobs Tuesday night as contract talks between the United Auto Workers and automakers intensified before a midnight deadline.