61.   The new chief also said he would submit a budget to pay for other initiatives including a benefit program for officers who stay in top physical shape.

62.   The new calculation would lead to smaller annual cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs and to higher tax revenue.

63.   The lingering shame and a distrust of the government may be one reason that the number of family members in the health benefits program has never been high.

64.   The main beef against the Bush plan is that it might divert too much money away from the current benefits program.

65.   The plan would abolish the state-local cash benefit program for able-bodied childless adults known as Home Relief.

66.   The Portac application also has been transferred to another trade assistance benefits program.

67.   The plan was also altered to allow individuals to participate in the federal employees health benefits program.

68.   The rules would make it easier for companies to exempt their executives from having to surrender short-term profits made on stock trades involving routine compensation and benefit programs.

69.   The same is true of the broader category of low-income benefit programs that includes welfare and food stamps.

70.   The study also took account of changes in benefit programs like food stamps, Medicaid and health care for children.