71.   Though no dollar figure has come public, there have been offers and asking prices exchanged in the past.

72.   Those figures come from a paper by Staffan Canback, himself a consultant, published last year in The Journal of Management Consulting.

73.   Those figures come from the state Health Department.

74.   To be sure, these figures come from Cuban officials, which makes them just as suspect as claims made by any other port in the world.

75.   Those figures come from Janus.

76.   While Employment Development Department statistics are gathered by monthly polls of company hiring, the Finance Department figures come from actual payroll tax reports furnished by employers.

77.   Where had those figures come from?

78.   A senior government official, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed the figures came from the Finance Department.

79.   Aides said the dollar figures would come when he presents a budget.

80.   And weak French unemployment figures came as some analysts began recommending euro-buying.