71.   The credit card companies contend that government intervention in an already competitive marketplace could prove disruptive.

72.   The export companies contend that the subsidies actually hamper the effort of American farmers to prepare for tougher competition as markets are made freer.

73.   The generics companies also contend that the safety of Prilosec when taken with other over-the-counter heartburn drugs has not been established.

74.   The tobacco companies have contended that such a limitation would infringe on their right of free speech.

75.   The tobacco companies contend that secondhand smoke has not been proved to cause any illness.

76.   The tobacco companies contend that second-hand smoke has not been proved to cause any illness.

77.   The Web companies contend that they already are putting money in the pockets of the recording industry because they are helping to spur album sales.

78.   They also get more choice than in any traditional bookstore, the company contends.

79.   U.S. companies are now contending for a share.

80.   What investors get for that surcharge, the load fund companies contend, is the advice of a financial professional.