61.   The front boycotted the talks for weeks but resumed negotiations even though Salas stayed in jail.

62.   The largest union, Cgil, has boycotted talks on the proposals, which would make it easier for employers to fire certain types of workers.

63.   The peace negotiations in South Africa appeared doomed as Zimbabwe said its president was boycotting the talks because it did not include other countries favoring military support to Kabila.

64.   The opposition Social Democrats have been boycotting talks with Kohl on the issue because of the dispute over coal subsidies.

65.   The threat of new war grew Saturday when Serb negotiators boycotted talks intended to resolve a dispute over the final bit of Serb-held land in Croatia.

66.   The threat of new war loomed Saturday, after Serbs boycotted talks on relinquishing the last scrap of Croatian land they hold.

67.   The two labor groups said last week that they would boycott talks with the government and management officials until they receive guarantees of job security for workers.

68.   The Zapatistas had threatened to boycott the talks because terrorism was included among the charges, saying their movement was not a terrorist group.

69.   Two Hutu rebel groups have boycotted the talks, and the fighting has intensified since August.

70.   Two hard-line Protestant parties boycott talks as Sinn Fein walks in.