61.   NAFTA supporters also said tougher environmental laws that took effect with the agreement have helped improve some border communities.

62.   Not again, said those who believe that a spate of highly publicized sexual abuse cases related to the online world underscores the need for tougher laws.

63.   Of all those possibilities, passing a tougher lobbying law seems far and away the least likely.

64.   One of the most thorough reports ever produced on protecting children from Internet pornography has concluded that neither tougher laws nor new technology alone can solve the problem.

65.   One government official said Thursday that tougher laws might be necessary to combat such attacks.

66.   Other states including Massachusetts and Delaware are considering tougher laws or stricter enforcement.

67.   Paradoxically, white women pushed most visibly for tougher laws against domestic violence and for shelters for abused women.

68.   Opponents of the tougher laws may argue that it is unrealistic or just flat wrong for the Legislature to try to regulate personal behavior.

69.   President Clinton will use a speech Friday in Atlanta to advocate tougher laws against hate crimes.

70.   Proponents of the tougher law say that the only reason someone outside the industry or law enforcement would have reprogramming devices is to clone wireless phones.