61.   In late January, the welfare mothers of Massachusetts got a nasty shock.

62.   In fact, instead of grumbling about welfare mothers in Cadillacs, people sometimes carp about how the authorities are too harsh to the poor.

63.   In America, the welfare debate centers on how quickly welfare mothers should be kicked off the dole.

64.   In that kind of America, it is unfair to expect welfare mothers to go it alone.

65.   In their study, the researchers said that welfare mothers could be trying to get around the family cap by granting custody of their newborns to relatives.

66.   Indeed, its emphasis on giving jobs to welfare mothers conflicts with the need for inner-city men to find jobs.

67.   It needs to train high school dropouts and welfare mothers.

68.   It seems that everybody has an opinion on whether welfare mothers should work.

69.   Kennedy and other Democrats have criticized the Dole bill for not including child-care provisions for welfare mothers, who would be required to find work under the legislation.

70.   Kerry fired the first shot, citing a recent court order that prevented Weld from sanctioning welfare mothers who cannot name the fathers of their children.