31.   Rep. Coburn is also Dr. Coburn, a leader in the fight for new patient protection in the era of managed care.

32.   Republicans countered that they were addressing a key issue, concerns over whether new patient protections would drive up the cost of health insurance.

33.   Software can be downloaded for free and pirated far too easily, she said, and new copyright protections for the digital age are needed.

34.   That bill would toughen penalties for criminal securities fraud violations and the destruction of corporate audit documents, and it would offer new protections to corporate whistle-blowers.

35.   The companies seek new copyright protections for software and other digitally-transmitted intellectual property.

36.   The budget bill coming up for debate in the Senate and the House this week would establish new protections for elderly people who join health maintenance organizations.

37.   The council also wants new protections for fish spawning grounds that could affect all forms of fishing.

38.   The dispute is part of a larger debate over whether corporate and individual tax-payers need new protections.

39.   The Democratic bill would establish new protections for doctors, nurses and other health care workers who report evidence of substandard care to the government authorities.

40.   The measure also contains a host of new protections designed to protect taxpayers from misguided and abusive IRS agents.