61.  Despite our language, the reality is actually the opposite.

62.  Despite the losing record, the Angels were actually a few runs away from a perfect record entering Monday's game against the New York Yankees.

63.  Despite the new policy, there is still no guarantee that an NYU graduate assistant union will actually be formed.

64.  Despite perceived American reluctance to get involved in another Balkan conflict, some of those troops have actually been inside Macedonia for months.

65.  Despite repeated pleas from U.S. officials, the Turks actually prefer to keep Saddam Hussein in power and have even favored his efforts to reassert control over Iraqi Kurdistan.

66.  Despite Roosevelt's efforts during his lifetime to hide his infirmity, many members of his family supported the effort to depict him as he actually lived.

67.  Despite Salomon's unusual announcement Friday, this is actually a routine business on Wall Street these days.

68.  Despite the quarterly profit streak, operating revenue for the fourth quarter actually declined to $3.75 billion from $3.92 billion in the year-earlier period.

69.  Despite the billing issues, "I was impressed that the service people I dealt with were actually intelligent and efficient human beings," she said.

70.  Despite the technological sophistication of their makeup, Paik's sculptures actually are grounded in very basic images and concepts.