61.   By saying so, Powell confirmed comments by senior administration officials last week.

62.   CANADIAN government bonds fell with U.S. Treasuries after economic evidence and comments by U.S. central bank chief Alan Greenspan rekindled concern U.S. growth and inflation may speed up.

63.   Canadian government bonds and the dollar rallied after comments by Quebec secessionist leader Lucien Bouchard eased concern that political tensions in Quebec would flare up again soon.

64.   Canadian government bonds slipped after comments by a U.S. central bank official fuelled concern the Federal Reserve will lift loan rates this month.

65.   Carr has seen comments by Pitino basically guaranteeing that the Celtics will be a playoff team next season.

66.   Clinton prefaced his comments by saying that he had not yet seen the proposal set to be presented next week by the TV Ratings Implementation Group.

67.   Coach Brian Hill said he detected some Magic-bashing around the league, citing recent derogatory comments by Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.

68.   Chief economist Keith Collins told the CFTC that the department plans to have new rules ready for public comment by December.

69.   Colombian business leaders rejected a comment by President Ernesto Samper that all Colombians, one way or another, are tied to the drug trade, El Tiempo reported.

70.   Comments by a Bundesbank official suggesting that a German rate cut might not be imminent also weighed on the dollar, analysts said.