41.   On Friday, Stephen Thayer asked that his child support and alimony payments be reduced.

42.   Q. Has the Clinton administration reduced Social Security payments?

43.   Reduces federal payments to hospitals serving large numbers of poor people.

44.   Rep. Ron Lewis, R-Ky., said gray market cigarettes violate U.S. trademark laws and also reduce payments for tobacco farmers.

45.   She said Brandley could have petitioned the court to reduce his payments while he was in prison.

46.   Some advocates also called for using the federal money to reduce co-premium payments.

47.   That could be enough to force some companies into bankruptcy, thus reducing payments to fight youth smoking, industry supporters said.

48.   Supports reducing payments to HMOs.

49.   That is likely to hurt homebuyers who have used adjustable-rate mortgages as a way to reduce monthly payments and buy a first home.

50.   The administration also proposed reducing some payments to hospitals that serve low-income populations.