61.   And that may be a reason the administration is so nervous about the bill and its wording.

62.   And the administration is equally uninterested in a realistic assessment of the current Social Security system.

63.   And the Clinton administration was right to step on Weldon hard.

64.   And when the administration was considering Colin Powell as secretary of state, Jordan was dispatched to sound out the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

65.   And students were so busy mouthing slogans that they missed signals that the administration was ready to deal.

66.   And while this administration has been more responsive to governors of Western states than the Clinton administration was, it has not always pleased them.

67.   And while the Republicans debate sending troops to the Mexican border, the Clinton administration has been busy with its own crackdown.

68.   Any Democratic administration would be reluctant to initiate sharply changed relations with Cuba because Castro has been so unreceptive, Feinberg said.

69.   Apart from one or two lamentable lapses, the Clinton administration has been a more responsible steward of the American landscape than its Republican predecessors.

70.   Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said the administration is prepared to fight for the principle in court.