61.  The funding dispute, Cherkasky said, could undercut the longstanding federal effort to root out Teamster corruption.

62.  The group aims to limit federal efforts to protect endangered fish species if the efforts might interfere with industries that rely on the river.

63.  The issue of whether nicotine should be classified as a drug is at the center of federal efforts to exert some regulatory control over tobacco companies.

64.  The official was ultimately convicted, but some officials in the department privately questioned whether the prosecution of such a small-time offense justified the federal prosecutorial effort.

65.  The policies stem from growing federal efforts to crack down on guns in school.

66.  The report recommended that federal anti-terrorism efforts be led by a single coordinator reporting to the president.

67.  While many lawyers praised the fund, they note that its shape is a sharp departure from previous federal efforts to compensate victims of widespread disasters.

68.  With federal efforts at an impasse, state anti-smoking initiatives have taken on new importance.

69.  With the civil rights struggle accelerating in the South, White monitored federal efforts to quell the growing violence that accompanied the freedom rides, sit-ins and marches.

70.  Yet the expansion of federal anti-fraud efforts will be far-reaching.