61.   In its place, the committee approved some voluntary incentives for states to lower the blood-alcohol limit and new penalties for repeat drunken-driving offenders.

62.   In half an hour he would learn that the Players Association executive committee had approved the treaty, but that the rank and file still had to approve it.

63.   In another vote Tuesday, the House committee approved inserting appropriations language that would require health plans for federal workers to cover prescription contraceptives.

64.   In February, a House committee approved legislation that would give states new discretion to design their own school lunch and breakfast programs.

65.   In some cases, the committees approve the designs months in advance, to keep any fashion insurrections squarely under foot.

66.   Instead, the committee approved a revised bill that proposes developing a center to help law enforcement with reading encrypted data.

67.   Instead, appropriations committees approved several million dollars for planning and design of the buildings.

68.   Just last week, a U.S congressional committee approved a bill that would deny visas to Chinese officials who violate human rights.

69.   Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said they expected the committee to approve a detailed tax-cut bill next week.

70.   Last week, the Senate Commerce committee approved legislation that would open limits on the export of computer codes only if software companies set up a key recovery system.