71.   That ruling outlawed a handful of affirmative action programs requiring employers automatically to hire or promote women when choosing between equally qualified candidates of different sexes.

72.   The biggest cabinet change was replacing Thanong Bidaya with Kosit Panpiemras, a banker who accepted the crucial post after several reportedly more qualified candidates turned it down.

73.   Under existing law, stations must give qualified political candidates their lowest rates.

74.   It added foreign crew would be used because of a shortage of qualified Japanese candidates and to cut personnel costs.

75.   Officials in Washington said the United States is quietly scouring the Palestinian community in search of qualified candidates to replace Arafat.