71.   Higher business investment and a pickup in the economies of some U.S. trading partners will help U.S. exports and fuel growth in the coming months, the report said.

72.   However, a survey of companies using the program showed importing nations wanted processed or semi-processed foods, among them meat products, the report said.

73.   However, industries not affected by the strike also showed improved operating results in April, the report said, while hiring also picked up outside of General Motors.

74.   However, fewer executives expect to hire new workers or increase production than in past surveys, the report said.

75.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the reports and files will remain locked up until at least Friday.

76.   However, Docherty said press reports that the agreement heralds the beginning of a wider strategic relationship between Siemens and Mercury are untrue.

77.   In addition, several billion dollars may have been lost in undervalued and uncollected lease payments and in destroyed or lost checks for Indian beneficiaries, the report said.

78.   In addition, neither Ainsworth nor Davenport had even a general recollection of some of the subjects covered in lectures or exams, the report said.

79.   In order for the banks and other institutions to receive help, managements must assume a high degree of responsibility for financial troubles, the report said.

80.   In Southeast Asia, young people are becoming addicted to synthetic drugs, the report said, and the business of amphetamine-type drugs is booming there.