71.   Recruiting statewide candidates would be easier, Clay said, if the party wins the White House this year and gains seats in the General Assembly.

72.   Rwanda gained a seat on the Council as part of the general rotation within the General Assembly.

73.   States that will gain one seat are California, Colorado, Nevada and North Carolina.

74.   Still, the largest opposition party, Minshuto, managed to gain seats, even as smaller opposition parties lost ground.

75.   Still there seemed some reason to think that Tow might gain the seats.

76.   Texas, Florida, Arizona and Georgia each gained two seats.

77.   The Democratic Party expects to gain congressional seats in Florida, Georgia and Texas as a result of the booming minority population, party officials said Tuesday.

78.   The GOP gained seats in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York even as it lost a spot in Oklahoma.

79.   The LDP, which favors raising the consumption tax next April, gained seats in the election, virtually guaranteeing it will control the new government.

80.   The new procedure has changed the dynamics of the campaign, giving centrist or special interest parties a better chance to gain seats.