31.   Animal rights advocates are resisting plans by the National Marine Fisheries Service to shoot sea lions that are devouring salmon below the Ballard Locks in Seattle.

32.   Archer criticized plans by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut summer job programs and college student subsidies.

33.   Approval of the aid plan by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is necessary before Iraq can resume U.N.-authorized oil exports.

34.   Archer criticized plans by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut summer job programs and college-student subsidies.

35.   Another possible new contender is Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer, who said he would announce his plans by Wednesday.

36.   As in the United States, the plans by the airlines and hotels are also a reaction to a wave of startup online travel agencies.

37.   As previously reported, the government may file suit to block the Northwest investment and plans by the two carriers to enter into a strategic alliance.

38.   At MITI, Amaya was instrumental in drawing up plans by which the government aided the development of Japanese industry.

39.   At a press conference by California House Democrats last week, Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo pointed to a plan by conservative Democrats as a possible ground for compromise.

40.   Bank examiners will be told to scrutinize derivatives held by banks, under a plan by the Treasury Department.