61.   Tracy on Tuesday defended his use of Park and did so again Wednesday.

62.   While President Clinton defended the use of the Lincoln Bedroom to host big Democratic donors, a half-dozen Republican House members backed legislation Wednesday to ban the practice.

63.   Perry defended the use of U.S. money to dismantle nuclear weapon systems in Russia and its former republics.

64.   A leading organ transplant surgeon on Wednesday defended the use of kidneys imported from the United States despite accusations that the kidneys were unfit.

65.   A U.S. lawmaker defended the use of a herbicide being used to kill drug crops in Colombia, calling criticism that it causes environmental damage and illness unfounded.

66.   After the verdict, Borowik defended her use of force.

67.   Arzlan and other members of the Hunger Strike Committee defended the use of violence against the police and vowed not to be coerced into ending the open-ended hunger strike.

68.   Arco on Sunday defended its use of armed guards, saying a sacked worker had threatened to blow up the mine.

69.   Britain, which has long defended the use of land mines as a legitimate weapon, announced Tuesday it will campaign for a global ban.

70.   British authorities have consistently defended their use as more discriminating than other available forms of riot control, such as gas and water cannons.