1.   And it would make it tougher, though not impossible, for Congress to override the president to protect pork projects.

2.   Both versions of the line-item veto allow Congress to override the president, but only with a two-thirds majority vote by both houses.

3.   A bipartisan movement in Congress is trying to override the president.

4.   The rightist parliament failed Tuesday to override the president on a budget issue that pitted sex education against the competing priority of flood-damage repair.

5.   The veto was delayed until midday to minimize chances of the Senate taking a swift vote to override the president.