71.   Almost a year to the day of her first surgery, doctors operated again.

72.   Already the Republican field has dwindled from a dozen candidates earlier this year to half that now.

73.   Almost a year to the day after the abortion, a screaming baby girl with ear-piercing good health was delivered into my arms.

74.   Almost a year to the day after their friend died, they trekked, with video camera in hand, to the last spot where he had stood.

75.   American drug companies already lose hundreds of millions of dollars every year to product knock-offs and patent infringement.

76.   American car companies failed when they tried to sell cars that were cheap and efficient but that did not change from year to year.

77.   American companies with business ventures in China will continue to push for permanent MFN for China, a process that could take years to work through Congress.

78.   American companies have complained for years that they lose billions of dollars in contracts every year to rivals that bribe their way to success overseas.

79.   American Express has lost market share in the card business in recent years to competitors like MBNA Corp. and First USA Inc.

80.   American Savings is considering expanding the airline mileage program later this year to other products, including CDs and home mortgages, Robinson said.