1.   The US administration is planning to weaken a provision in the clean air laws designed to preserve air quality in unpolluted areas.

2.   Bankruptcy in general has become more acceptable here, and new laws designed specifically to help life insurers to reorganize in a timely manner have come into effect.

3.   Booth accused the group of violating federal and state racketeering laws designed to curb organized crime and street gangs.

4.   A federal law designed to shame bad teacher colleges into doing a better job will go into effect next year.

5.   Congress ordered the agency to do so last year after passing a sweeping telecommunications reform law designed to boost competition in the heavily regulated industry.

6.   He might have added the Texas law designed to punish people who insult Texas cows or vegetables.

7.   His hiring stemmed from complaints by abortion opponents in the legislature who said Nixon had not adequately defended Missouri laws designed to impose curbs on Planned Parenthood.

8.   Ironically, laws designed to protect children from labor exploitation work against young women seeking work by pushing them into illegal jobs, the report said.

9.   New laws designed to give exchanges and regulators more teeth also are popping up.

10.   Republicans may also seek to add long-sought changes to medical malpractice laws designed to discourage frivolous lawsuits, Thomas said.