61.   Officials of the Los Angeles agency voted to approve the settlement Monday.

62.   Other key lawmakers predicted Congress would approve a settlement -- providing all the parties involved in the negotiations agree on the terms.

63.   One told of a tentative January hearing date, the other said the hearing date was canceled and that the judge would approve the settlement.

64.   President Clinton and Congress must approve the settlement for it to become law.

65.   Regulators are expected to release some of that evidence on Tuesday after the SEC approves the settlement.

66.   Sandy Peacock, like thousands of others who lost loved ones, is outraged that some murders will be free if voters approve the settlement.

67.   Several academics and former SEC commissioners predicted that Judge Taylor would approve the settlement.

68.   San Francisco Superior Court Judge James Robertson said he tentatively approved the settlement but held back from written approval, according to America Online spokeswoman Pam McGraw.

69.   She will leave her post having seen the Northern Ireland political settlement overwhelmingly approved by people throughout the island.

70.   Should a tobacco settlement be approved, he said, the company would consider its options for any broader NASCAR corporate sponsorship, which would still be allowed.