61.  Attacking affirmative action in a southern state with a strong Cuban population will raise its own set of problems, he said.

62.  Attracted by jobs and a more tranquil lifestyle, Hispanics are venturing into the Southern states in record numbers.

63.  Banishment is only practiced in three Southern states, including Georgia.

64.  Because Georgia is a Southern state, it is required to obtain permission from Washington before making any change in how it conducts its elections.

65.  Because of an unusually dry summer, the trees in some Southern states may experience earlier-than-normal color change, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

66.  Barnes said he would support such a move in any Southern state because it would give early influence to the South and to black voters.

67.  Better to resist than let the Republican Congress return control of social programs to the Southern states.

68.  Bill Clinton appealed to Alabama voters and Alabama Democrats appealed to God, as the president attempted to pick the Republican lock on this Southern state.

69.  BMW is already investing in Brazil in joint venture with Chrysler Corp. to produce engines in the southern state of Parana.

70.  Besides Texas, Florida is the only Southern state with such a mandate.