71.   Three different sources said a Bloomberg News reporter was mistaken in taking the comments literally.

72.   Tomko had recently talked in a television interview about grooving a pitch for McGwire, but he said his comments had been taken incorrectly.

73.   Traders took comments Greenspan made to a congressional committee last week as a sign the Fed would be quick to boost interest rates if it perceives inflation is quickening.

74.   Traders took that comment as more evidence that the Clinton administration does not want the dollar to rise much further against the yen.

75.   Traders took the comment as a suggestion the Bundesbank may wait a while before it raises lending rates.

76.   Ultimately, after taking public comments, the State Board of Health approved regulations that fell short of requiring a prescription.

77.   USDA and EPA will be taking public comments about the draft strategy for the next three months.

78.   While again saying that he has many problems with how the roundup was conceived and executed, Sepulveda also said that his comments were taken out of context.

79.   Wolfson said the comment was taken out of context.

80.   Yet investors and traders took his comments as another sign the Bundesbank may not want to see the dollar appreciate further and sold dollars yesterday.