31.   The law, passed after heavy lobbying from Andersen, the rest of the accounting industry and Silicon Valley, shielded executives from liability for making dubious financial projections.

32.   The law, passed after intensive lobbying by the supplement industry, created a new product category for supplements, treating them as neither foods nor drugs.

33.   The label limitations are part of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, passed shortly after the repeal of Prohibition.

34.   The measure passed after Vice President Gore cast the tiebreaking vote.

35.   The legislation was passed after the still-unsolved anthrax attacks, but he made only a passing reference to that.

36.   The measure was buried in one of the hundreds of spending bills passed shortly after midnight as lawmakers rushed to enact a budget and head home for the weekend.

37.   The Posse Comitatus Act, passed after the Civil War, forbids federal troops from arresting civilians or doing routine police work or intelligence gathering within U.S. borders.

38.   The payroll spending cut proposals were passed after the markets closed yesterday.

39.   The proposal, which would reduce worldwide trade barriers, is likely to pass shortly after Thanksgiving with GOP backing.

40.   The Posse Comitatus Act was passed after the Civil War to restrict the military.