1.   Almost as many blame former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson who pushed the deregulation measure and the Democratic-dominated Legislature that enacted it.

2.   An advisory panel said today the government should abolish its monopoly on salt production and sales as soon as possible as part of its economic deregulation measures.

3.   Analysts say the deregulation measures will alter the face of the securities industry by removing decades-long government interference in the stock market and promoting competition.

4.   Another would be a package of specific deregulation measures by the government, Murai said.

5.   A draft proposal on deregulation measures that will be submitted to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto next month calls for repeal of restrictions currently on foreign ownership of Japanese airlines.

6.   But the package of deregulation measures the government has backed includes very few tangible attempts to get at the core of the system, despite its length.

7.   Companies are trying to increase their circle of customers ahead of the deregulation measures.

8.   Congressional negotiators ironed out differences in a pending securities deregulation measure, clearing the way for lawmakers to pare state rules on stock sales and mutual funds.

9.   Deregulation measures include a plan to ease restrictions on lending to small companies and to allow banks to charge higher interest rates to companies with poor credit ratings.

10.   Financial shares have also been hurt by concern profits could get squeezed by deregulation measures, analysts said.