51.   While Arab leaders appeared serious about seeking peace, anger in the street was still virulent.

52.   Outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres has said he was certain that Assad made the strategic decision to seek peace with Israel, rather than striving for military superiority.

53.   Pastrana severed contacts with the ELN earlier this year, saying the rebel group did not appear committed to seeking peace.

54.   A country which seeks peace does not go on attacking its neighbors.

55.   And a senior Republican senator, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, urged the administration to take a more active role in seeking peace in the Middle East.

56.   As peace is sought in Kosovo, World War II veterans gather to commemorate the D-Day landings.

57.   Before leaving Amman, Yassin made ambiguous remarks about violence, saying Hamas sought peace, but that a cease-fire could not be attained until Israeli occupation has ended.

58.   Basque voters seek peace after years of separatist strife.

59.   Barak pledged that Israel would hunt down the perpetrators, but he would not be deterred from seeking peace.

60.   Barak, a former military chief of staff, already has pledged to seek peace with Syria as an alternative to conflict in the Middle East.