61.   Investments made before the signing of the treaty will also be entitled to the new protection.

62.   Lawmakers are considering new protection for consumers from misuse of Social Security numbers, which have become both a virtual national ID and a powerful tool for criminals.

63.   Mike Siegel, Democratic spokesman for the Finance Committee, said the objectives are to pass a landmark trade promotion bill and give American workers new protections.

64.   New Russian environmental protection laws heavily restrict Moscow in the lucrative but dangerous nuclear fuel reprocessing business.

65.   Senate Democrats blocked a Republican attempt Thursday to delay for one year proposed Clinton administration rules giving workers new protections against repetitive motion injuries.

66.   The administration has proposed or is working on several regulations intended to provide consumers with new protections.

67.   The funds from the government, banks and businesses will be used to build new environmental protection projects and use advanced technology to control pollution from old sources.

68.   The new protections would likely include bans or restrictions on vehicle use, mining and oil drilling.

69.   The latest incarnation of the popular legislation also would allow states to opt out of any new patient protections.

70.   The new protections would likely include bans or restrictions on vehicle use and prohibitions on mining and oil drilling.