51.   So he devotes considerable time in his speeches to defending the plan.

52.   Susan Page of USA Today, the outgoing president of the correspondents association, defended the plan in a letter to news organizations last month.

53.   Texas Attorney General John Cornyn defended the plan in a brief filed with the Supreme Court.

54.   The Clinton administration defended its plan as more targeted at helping the middle class.

55.   The Democrats defended their plan by assuring to the court that minority voters no longer needed to predominate in a district to elect a minority candidate.

56.   The Republican presidential candidate also defends his plans to change Social Security.

57.   The president adopted a careful but unapologetic tone in defending his plan at the news conference Monday.

58.   The president defended his plan in a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday.

59.   The White House has also cited the protections of a stock index fund in defending its plan.

60.   Polish developers defend the plan, saying the shopping center will serve museum visitors and improve appearance of the now bleak and somber camp surroundings.