71.   In the Senate, meanwhile, the new Republican majority lost its first attempt at stopping a Democratic filibuster.

72.   In the arrogance of their new majority status, they hoped to duck the political requirement of spending the time and effort to build one.

73.   In their exodus, they have built a new black majority in this one-time white county.

74.   Instead he promises that the new Newtonian majority will instantly pass term limits and a balanced-budget amendment.

75.   In their search for budget cuts that will generate the least amount of protest, the new Republican majority in Congress has made foreign assistance a prime target.

76.   It also illuminates the extraordinary power shift that has taken place in Washington since November, when voters gave Republicans control over spending along with their new majority.

77.   It helped avoid any early internal skirmishes and gave the new majority a chance to learn to work together.

78.   It also leaves the White House without one of its most persuasive voices on Capitol Hill, particularly with leaders of the new Republican majority there.

79.   It will take remarkable statesmanship for labor not to call in some chits, even at the risk of splintering a fragile new Democratic majority.

80.   Judging by the witness list in the interior subcommittee hearing, the new GOP majority is eager for conservative input.