21.   Kennedy plans to file a bill Wednesday to strengthen immigration laws in the cause against terrorism.

22.   Legislatures debate every year whether to strengthen their laws.

23.   Massachusetts, too, has strengthened laws against possession and sale of ketamine, making it, like heroin, a Class A drug.

24.   MasterCard, Visa and other credit card companies are lobbying Congress to strengthen bankruptcy laws they believe make it too easy for consumers to escape their debts.

25.   Rep. Mike Bilirakis, R-Fla., chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on health and environment, said the proposal would simplify and strengthen existing law.

26.   Senator Edward Kennedy has called for striking a balance that would protect against terrorism, strengthen the law, and clean up old immigration messes.

27.   Some Democrats said the case highlighted the need to strengthen the law to shield both female employees and New Jersey taxpayers.

28.   Strengthens state laws against age discrimination.

29.   Texas is bracing for an expected onslaught of juvenile crime by strengthening laws, building more detention facilities and targeting at-risk children at an early age.

30.   The amendment passed as part of a larger bill aimed at strengthening laws dealing with juvenile crime.