41.   Nine Republicans, a Democrat and an independent joined him in opposing the amendment.

42.   Now, only the House bill calls for the ban, authored by Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. Feinstein opposes his amendment.

43.   Peter Shane, dean of the law school at the University of Pittsburgh, opposes the amendment.

44.   President Clinton, took pains Wednesday to say that although members of his party oppose the amendment, they favor the idea of balancing the budget.

45.   President Clinton was expected to sign the measure, despite previous indications that he opposed amendments to bypass environmental laws to build the telescope.

46.   Sen. Susan Collins of Maine showed courage and independence when she announced Monday that she would oppose the amendment.

47.   Several labor unions had opposed the amendment, and the vote was an early test of their strength, which would be more severely tested in the Arctic vote.

48.   So Lott agreed not to oppose the amendment that undid his effort to undo the limits.

49.   Sibley opposed the amendment, and it died after the Senate set it aside on a voice vote.

50.   The Aerospace Industries Association, which opposed Congressional amendment of the Warsaw Convention, supports this, as does the International Chamber of Commerce.