71.   The House-approved regulatory bills make it much more difficult for federal agencies to issue new health, safety and environmental rules.

72.   The immigration agency issues many of the documents that immigrants use to show they are eligible for Social Security cards.

73.   The legislation would make it harder for the federal agencies to issue regulations.

74.   The new California agency can issue bonds, grant tax breaks, build its own power plants or potentially even seize control of commercially owned generators.

75.   The regulations most likely to be delayed under the regulatory moratorium are those issued by agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

76.   The shares gave back all of their gains from yesterday when a federal agency issued new guidelines on the treatment of urinary incontinence.

77.   The top federal watchdog agency Wednesday issued a sobering report describing widespread mismanagement and waste in the government that President-elect George Bush is about to inherit.

78.   The writedowns have caused ratings agencies to issue rebukes.

79.   They go to the DMV and say their license plate and title were lost or stolen, and the agency issues new ones.

80.   Three international aid agencies issued a joint report last week detailing the gulf between the scale of the crisis and the lukewarm response of the international community.