71.   A few states already provide aid to two-parent families as well as single mothers, but have nonetheless experienced a rise in illegitimacy.

72.   A corn pone comedy-drama about a single mother, made with enough polish to be a guilty pleasure.

73.   A finely honed daily routine is the cornerstone of family life, especially for single mothers.

74.   A friend, a single working mother, was recently asked the nature of her career.

75.   A number of her male colleagues loudly objected, brushing off protestations that she was a single mother and had no other option.

76.   A single mother and second-generation welfare recipient, Thompson is unemployed, has marginal job skills and rarely ventures out to look for work.

77.   A single mother, she sat with family members under a green tent.

78.   A Senate panel heard testimony last week from Linda Celestin, a single mother of three from Coral Springs, Fla.

79.   A single mother and worker trainee at the Port of Seattle, Kelly Palmer, introduced the vice president.

80.   A single mother in Jackson Heights, Queens, who cleaned the suites of an international money management firm scrimped so her nieces in Colombia could eat.