61.  It has led to a debate with some pointing to free trade as a destroyer of high-paid American jobs and others pointing to excessive government regulation.

62.  It not only costs American jobs, but it also tilts the balance of trade to astronomical numbers.

63.  Kerry challenged Republican opponents of a treaty who fear that it would hurt American jobs, stressing that cuts in greenhouse gas emissions need not stunt growth.

64.  Labor groups, however, said the looser standard could hasten the export of American jobs.

65.  Labor groups have argued that free trade pacts often cost American jobs as corporations seek to take advantage of low wages in developing nations.

66.  Labor leaders do not want to see American jobs lost as a result of Chinese competition.

67.  Levi Strauss announced a drastic cutback Monday to eliminate a third of its American manufacturing jobs.

68.  Labor groups, however, worried that the looser standard could hasten the export of American jobs.

69.  NATO will help save some American jobs in the shrinking defense industry but it will not be a boon, they said.

70.  Not so coincidentally, the AFL-CIO endorsed President Clinton for re-election, despite its complaints about how his free-trade policies have cost American jobs.