71.   After months of background political maneuvering, Schroeder is expected to announce on Wednesday whether he will support or water down an expansion of current laws.

72.   After months of testing the waters, Richard J. Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles, formally announced on Tuesday his plans to run for governor.

73.   After two weeks of complaints from parents, Tschirki announced on Tuesday that Colleary would be reinstated as principal, on probation.

74.   Against the backdrop of the rescues, President Bush announced on Thursday that he would visit the site of the World Trade Center on Friday.

75.   All the appointments, effective immediately, were announced on Monday.

76.   Bre-X Minerals Ltd., the owner of the Indonesian gold field, announced on Wednesday that it was close to agreement with Barrick.

77.   Brown and Phillips undoubtedly will be selected to the Western Conference All-Star team when selections are announced on Monday.

78.   Both Rickman and Duncan have been nominated for Tony Awards, which will be announced on Sunday.

79.   BT Group, formerly British Telecommunications, announced on Wednesday that Ben Verwaayen, a senior executive at Lucent Technologies, would be its chief executive.

80.   Bush announced on Tuesday plans to slash the U.S. arsenal of deployed, long-range nuclear weapons by two-thirds.