71.   Business leaders from American telecommunications and power generation companies are expected to join the mission, according to a Commerce Department statement.

72.   But administration officials expressed confidence that congressional leaders from both parties are solidly behind the rescue plan and that it will be passed soon.

73.   But as in years past, Wilson and leaders from both houses of the Legislature will have to hammer out an agreement on several major issues themselves.

74.   Bush also will speak to leaders from central Europe meeting in Warsaw.

75.   Bush paid a trip to Shanghai last October for a meeting of leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum.

76.   But it has not stopped some Democratic leaders from formulating their own versions of a tax refund.

77.   But legislative leaders from both parties say they are afraid to raise gasoline taxes to pay for new roads without first putting it to a vote of the people.

78.   But on Monday, the chief executives applauded repeatedly as business leaders from their ranks spoke of low inflation, low interest rates and economic growth.

79.   But Richard Gephardt, the House Democratic leader from Missouri, was in Laredo, Texas, Wednesday, having just returned from wooing voters in Florida and Arkansas.

80.   But that has not happened yet, spurring legislative leaders from both houses to blame one another for the delay.