61.   At the end of the year, it joined forces with Credit Suisse Group.

62.   Barr said Tuesday that he still is collecting signatures but that he would be willing to stop his drive and join forces with Kromko.

63.   Barkley will join forces with Drexler and Olajuwon to form a rare three-pronged superstar lineup the likes of which can be matched only by the Bulls.

64.   Believing that the fat profits were in raising and processing hogs, Smithfield joined forces with three North Carolina producers to form Circle Four Farms.

65.   Besides the Western states, New Jersey is moving toward an earlier date and may join forces with Maryland and Pennsylvania to create a mid-Atlantic primary.

66.   Besides, some employers say, the union is seeking to defy market forces with its wage demands.

67.   Both Bush and Putin contrasted the reported battlefield excesses of Northern Alliance forces with the punishing occupation practices of the Taliban regime.

68.   Bluelight.com faces stiff competition from Wal-Mart, which has joined forces with America Online Inc. to offer low-cost Internet service.

69.   Breaking stereotypes, Colombian women have marched out of the home and into the labor force with startling velocity.

70.   A leading trade association joined forces with the ATF this year to educate people about straw purchases.