61.   Those hopes were bolstered late Thursday when the government won an earlier confidence vote in the Senate.

62.   Violence was also reported in the other two elections that the government won.

63.   Until last Friday, the notion that the government might quickly win its battle to classify nicotine as a drug seemed far-fetched, even to anti-smoking advocates.

64.   While the government won that round in the federal district court, the rulings were largely reversed on appeal.

65.   Prime Minister John Howard insisted Sunday his conservative government can win re-election later this year despite a swing to the opposition in a crucial by-election.

66.   After winning the vote in the Chamber of Deputies, where Prodi needs the Communists for a majority, his government won a vote in the Senate.

67.   After a split over its Albania policy, the government won a more substantive confidence vote last week designed to demonstrate it still had a majority.

68.   Already, his fledgling government has won pledges from other big players, including Germany and Saudi Arabia.

69.   Already, his fledgling government has won pledges from some big players, including Germany and Saudi Arabia.

70.   And Reyntjens, the Belgian professor, doubts a Buyoya-led government will win Hutu participation.