91.   Earlier, the Labor Department announced that new claims for unemployment benefits shot up last week to the highest level in nine years.

92.   Even though new claims declined for the third straight week, the level of claims remained high enough to suggest that the labor market continues to be weak.

93.   Evidence makes the substance of marketing planning too in making supportable claims for new products, or looking for evidence for new claims for existing products.

94.   Even with the scandal dragging into its sixth month, new claims are being made every day.

95.   Gov. Mike Leavitt, his attorney general and legislative leaders decided to pursue the appeal in the high court while filing a new claim in a federal district court.

96.   Greenspan specifically noted in his speech that new claims for unemployment benefits have been rising in recent weeks, indicating that tight labor markets may be easing.

97.   He noted, however, that new claims for unemployment benefits have tapered off recently.

98.   He noted that new claims for unemployment insurance have been declining and that consumer spending, a major engine of economic growth, has been holding.

99.   However, new claims for state unemployment insurance last week hit a five-year high.

100.   However, he said Wednesday that the new claims should be investigated.