71.   It bars the cigarette companies from blaming smokers for choosing to smoke and allows the state to use market-share data to apportion damages among the firms.

72.   Lawmakers are reluctant for other reasons to put restrictions or requirements on how states use federal welfare money to assist low-income families.

73.   Lesbian and gay activists say some states have used the laws to deny gay couples access to benefits enjoyed by heterosexual couples.

74.   McCloskey, in turn, said he would not object if the state used its own forensic experts to test the samples.

75.   Most other states use a combination of police and lower-paid flagmen.

76.   Most states now use the test, making it possible to cross-match suspects with crimes in other states.

77.   Most states use primaries, which are clearly covered by the act.

78.   Moreh nevertheless said the state could effectively use a single database, but only with an adequate disaster recovery plan, backup software and redundant systems.

79.   Most states have used this period to get their fiscal houses in order and their debts under control.

80.   National advocates for the poor say if more states do use welfare money to help them make up budget shortfalls, Congress may be forced to address the issue.