61.   The vote had been postponed three times since its original November date because of political fights and logistical setbacks.

62.   The vote was initially postponed because of a lack of a quorum, congressional officials said.

63.   They had spent the last two weeks repeatedly postponing the vote because they knew they did not have the support to pass the procedural measure.

64.   This week, the committee postponed a vote on a bill after talks to reconcile two competing versions stalled.

65.   Thompson postponed a vote on the budget for the investigation Wednesday in hopes of winning unanimous support from the Democratic members.

66.   Trying to avert an embarrassing defeat on a major campaign pledge, House Republicans postponed a vote on a Constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of Congress.

67.   Washington managed to postpone the vote two times and had hoped to do so again while the trial is going on.

68.   Western diplomats acknowledged Wednesday that they were discussing whether to postpone a vote on the proposal in order to garner more support.

69.   Wilson, expecting victory, had prevailed upon Gingrich to postpone votes on campaign finance legislation that would have called for restrictions similar to those in the California measure.

70.   Others joined UNIP in an unsuccessful court motion to postpone the vote, but it was unclear how many would follow through on a boycott.