61.   And for the ninth time since moving to Arizona, they play three of their first four on the road.

62.   And it was close to his worst as he allowed seven earned runs in a start for the third time since the All-Star break.

63.   And there have been other times since when the two have met in the NBA.

64.   And the Eagan, Minn.-based airline made money during the second quarter for the first time since the strike.

65.   And total cash flow into all stock funds turned negative last week, also for the first time since May.

66.   And the top national negotiators for GM and the UAW have resumed talks for the first time since picket signs went up.

67.   And ties between Iran and most of its Arab neighbors, long snarled in mutual suspicions, have become healthier than at any time since the revolution.

68.   And the Hong Kong market has collapsed a number of times since then.

69.   And, for the first time since summer, her relentlessly upbeat forecasts for stock prices seem in tune with investor sentiment.

70.   Appleby was competing for the first time since the death of his wife, Renay, who was killed last month after being struck by a car.