21.   It would be the first time benefits would be extended to offspring of veterans linked to Agent Orange.

22.   It would not extend health benefits to unmarried people who live together.

23.   Larger effects would probably arise if benefits were extended beyond the ninth grade.

24.   Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to extend cash benefits to October, and the House will vote on a similar measure this week.

25.   Last year, Davis signed a bill creating a statewide domestic-partner registry and extended health benefits to domestic partners of state workers.

26.   Last year, the Coors Brewing Co. became one of the first industrial companies in the nation to extend health insurance benefits to gay partners of employees.

27.   Legislation is pending before Congress to extend Medicare benefits to cover the cost of anti-rejection drugs for life.

28.   Last Friday, the cabinet voted to extend economic benefits to settlements.

29.   Madison said that she already has appealed to NBC to extend domestic partner benefits to all employees, and that she plans further meetings with corporate executives.

30.   Measures to extend benefits to the poor and provide child care for parents struggling to hold jobs are widely opposed in Congress because they allegedly cost too much.