71.   Increasingly, states are demanding a greater say in spending money raised at the federal level.

72.   International contracts in Montenegro no longer have to be approved at the federal level in Belgrade.

73.   Instead of city cops and district attorneys, it follows the FBI and U.S. attorneys in their pursuit of justice on the federal level.

74.   Insurance companies vehemently opposed the measure, just as they had opposed similar proposals for a single-payer health care program at the federal level.

75.   Instead, the education debate at the federal level between the Clinton administration and Congress has focused primarily on national academic standards and tax credits for parents.

76.   It is also being tried at the federal level, where the government has far more resources and allows defendants more financial leeway to ensure fair trials.

77.   Kevin Kiley, chief operating officer of the Massachusetts Bankers Association, said deregulation at both the state and federal levels followed trends that were already becoming obvious.

78.   Law enforcement and gun control advocates support the law, and agree the best solution to firearms violence is enacting laws at the federal level.

79.   Lawmakers are crafting a multiyear multibillion dollar bill that sets government transportation policy and federal spending levels for roads, bridges and other surface transportation infrastructure.

80.   McLaughlin, though, said plenty of meaningful oversight already existed at the federal level.