71.  Delta reported 55,000 more bumpings than American and 160,000 more than United.

72.  Delta, Ms. Jilek said, was not planning to raise its award redemption levels, a view echoed by United, Continental and U S Airways.

73.  Delta, US Airways and United, however, all decline to release specific financial information for the units.

74.  DELTA-PILOTS _ The new pilot contract at United could cost Atlanta-based Delta a bundle.

75.  Democrats had been speaking with less of a united front, but Bush's decision to appeal to the Supreme Court angered some.

76.  DOT spokesman Bill Mosley said the agency has not yet received the United request for sanctions.

77.  Democrats quickly made clear they would try to maintain a united front there and could even block Olson with a filibuster.

78.  Democrats, intent on projecting a united American front around the world, declined to make their usual response after a Republican speech.

79.  Democrats, on the other hand, were unusually united in blocking major Republican initiatives.

80.  Dole's plans to use the Senate floor as a showcase have been tied up in knots by an uncharacteristically united Democratic minority.