71.   Compromise is more likely in the more moderate Senate than in the conservative House.

72.   Colder air will turn the rain to wet snow in Michigan and Wisconsin with several inches likely in southern sections.

73.   Counties would be forced to handle burgeoning caseloads either by cutting benefits, dropping enrollees or raising revenues through higher taxes, hardly likely in a recession.

74.   Damp conditions are likely in the Rio Grande Valley and southern Rockies as moisture is drawn inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

75.   Damaging winds, hail, and heavy rain are likely in some of the storms.

76.   Dimming sunshine and more seasonable temperatures are likely in the Gulf States, particularly west of the Mississippi River.

77.   Disagreement is likely in several areas, including gun control, the extent of tax cuts, the level of defense spending and details of health care reform.

78.   Deflation would be likely in the new Internet economy.

79.   Downpours and street flooding are likely in some areas.

80.   Downpours are likely in some areas.