61.   The New Mexico superintendent of insurance was ordered to drop opposition to the issuance and sale of annuities by the First National Bank of Santa Fe, cheering bankers.

62.   The pro-death penalty forces gained another vote Friday when Representative Brian Dempsey, a Haverhill Democrat, said he has dropped his opposition to capital punishment.

63.   The proposed national missile defense system cannot succeed unless the United States persuades its NATO allies to drop their opposition, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen said Tuesday.

64.   The Postal Service has dropped its opposition to the second staple, though it is not entirely clear why.

65.   The shareholder, Joseph Pirinea, said he would drop his opposition to the reorganization plan, which calls for the creation of a new holding company.

66.   The same leaders are prodding the White House to drop its opposition, too.

67.   The staffer, Lisa Heslin, received a call from Fowler, asking her to drop her opposition to a meeting between Tamraz and Clinton.

68.   The Washington State Democratic Party is calling on President Bill Clinton to drop his opposition to same-sex marriages.

69.   Then President Clinton outflanked them by dropping his opposition to their plan.

70.   They also want him to persuade U.S. trade officials to drop opposition to South African trade laws that pressure multinational American drug manufacturers into making the drugs more available.