71.   Lawmakers were unable to explain how the plan would be carried out, and officials said it would probably require federal approval.

72.   Logan International Airport Monday became the first airport in the nation to receive federal approval to build an elaborate and expensive system to screen all checked luggage for explosives.

73.   Lawyers for Time Warner and Tele-Communications Inc., another Turner minority owner, are taking the lead in unraveling the legal twists to gain federal approval.

74.   Many states have received federal approval, but state officials resent having to go through lengthy negotiations with the federal government.

75.   Medtronic argues that the federal law applies broadly to all medical devices approved by the FDA, regardless of which legal process is used to get federal marketing approval.

76.   Most definitely not, said Jim Felton, a spokesman for Keystone, whose takeover this season by Vail is still subject to federal approval.

77.   Nine electronics companies and a university got federal approval for joint sales of key technology for making video data-compression equipment.

78.   On a positive note, Schafer recently approved the striped bass recovery plan for the Bay-Delta, a great step forward, pending federal approval.

79.   Once federal approval is granted, Solis will decide whether to call a hearing or issue a temporary restraining order, as requested by the state, Ghiglieri said.

80.   Once the banks submit the merger for approval, it could take as much as three months for federal approval, Rose said.