71.   An attempt this year by the Association of Coffee Producing Countries to stabilize prices failed when members refused to withhold one-fifth of their harvest from the market.

72.   And a national poll conducted earlier this year by the Tarrance Group showed Bush leading Gore among Latino voters.

73.   And a doctor, recently sentenced for fraud, bilked Medicare for years by moving from state to state.

74.   An increasingly common strategy to fill financial and other gaps in retirement life is extending your work years by becoming a consultant.

75.   And health care workers have been alarmed in recent years by the increased use of mercury among Caribbean residents.

76.   And even this, a breakthrough year by most standards, has been a season of effort.

77.   And here he was Friday being named player of the year by The Associated Press.

78.   And it includes language that would nullify an executive order issued earlier this year by Clinton that bars federal contractors from hiring permanent replacement workers for striking employees.

79.   And it went no further than similar statements issued earlier this year by other grocery chains such as American Stores, the parent company of Lucky supermarkets.

80.   And the business has feasted for several years by transforming the simple pass-through bonds into far more complex securities known as collateralized mortgage obligations.